{"id":7668,"date":"2011-09-20T10:05:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=7668"},"modified":"2015-11-03T22:39:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T03:39:47","slug":"world-maker-faire-2011-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/world-maker-faire-2011-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"World Maker Faire 2011 recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, we did it! Once again we changed the world for the better. Here are some of my choice photos, followed by some important articles and coverage, and then finally some videos. Will keep updating but enjoy this selection for now:<\/p>\n

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\nDefinitely one of my favorite moments walking around outside was turning around and being visually stunned by the Rocket Park rockets, 1960s era rocket sculpture, and Tim Laursen’s MIDI controlled robot drummers in the foreground, with people interacting with his drumbots via a drum machine. Intense!<\/p>\n

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\nWonderful projection arts and chiptune sounds by Datalore<\/p>\n

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\nThis one made even me scratch my head! Homebrew biodiesel!<\/p>\n

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\nGreggy and his homemade cakes were a big success!<\/p>\n

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\nIt was great seeing kids interact with exhibits, even if only momentarily. One of the few days of the year where they can be completely free.<\/p>\n

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\nBamboo Bicycles brought their mobile bike truck workshop<\/p>\n

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\nWonderfall spelled things using illuminescent liquid<\/p>\n

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\nLittle Yellow Drumbot, would take input audio from surrounding environment and turn that into a drum beat!<\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/strong> | What Barack Obama Could Learn From Maker Faire<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientific American<\/strong> | A Robot in Every Home? We’re getting close.<\/a><\/p>\n

BBC News<\/strong> | Tech heads display DIY projects at New York Maker Faire<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientific America<\/strong> | Making, Education, and Innovation: Inspiring Makers in Underrepresented Communities<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC News<\/strong> | New York Maker Faire Showcases a New Generation of Innovators<\/a> (video below)<\/p>\n

spectrum ieee<\/strong> | The Coolest Things at World Maker Faire 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Engadget<\/strong> | Arduino brings the (new) goods to Maker Faire New York, welcomes ARM into the fold<\/a><\/p>\n

photosets:<\/strong>
\nWorld Maker Faire 2011 set on my Flickr<\/a>
\nsome great photos by ka1kjz on Flickr<\/a>
\nthe NYSCI’s Maker Faire set on Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

MakerBot “brought the awesome”, and documented it in this episode of MakerBot TV:
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ABC News, great interview with Mitch Altman which opens with Rude Mechanical Orchestra and features a nice segment with Joe Hudy and other Makers in my area:
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BIG UPS to Tim Laursen who personally helped me make World Maker Faire a success:
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