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Aerial Sports League Ramps Up for Maker Faire Bay Area

This year Aerial Sports League goes indoors with a TRON-inspired, quasi go-karting style course. See it in person at Maker Faire Bay Area.

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Why Hands-On Activities Are So Important (Plus a Few to Try at Maker Faire)

Hands-on activities are an essential part of the Maker Faire experience. It's the best way to learn something new!

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The Spaceballs Winnebago Has Been Dronified

Our favorite Star Wars drone spaceship builder is at it again, this time with the best parody ship possible.

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R2-D2 Gets a Steampunk Makeover at Maker Faire Austin

We got to talk to the amazing craftsman behind this steampunk R2-D2 to find out how it ticks... er, beep-boops.

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Meet Your Favorite Makers at the Maker Faire Show & Tell Stage This Weekend

Come meet your favorite Makers at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend. Talks range from 3D printing to fire to Raspberry Pi (and more!).

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Broken Stuffed Animals Get “Surgery” to Teach Kids About Organ Donors

Of the 14,000 people in Japan who need transplants, 300 receive them each year. To inspire organ donors, Second Life Toys is using plushies.

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Build Rescue Bots Using Off the Shelf Parts

For assessing risky situations in tight spaces, sometimes it's best to send a small robotic rover in ahead of you.

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Why You’ll Love Participating in Maker Faire Bay Area on Social Media

Whether you’re able to make it to Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend or not (and if you can’t, we sympathize), you can still participate. We’ll be all up in your social mediaz, so come along for the ride! Here’s how to get in on the action, from the Faire […]

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Don’t Miss These Burning Man Art Installations at Maker Faire Bay Area

I’ve been going to Burning Man for 15 years now. (Truth be told, I was working for Burning Man for 13 of them, including six as the Operations Manager for Burning Man’s art department.) And I’m here to tell ya — and I’m not just saying this because I work for […]

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Meet Makers From the Department of Energy at Maker Faire

At Maker Faire this weekend, come meet the Makers from the Department of Energy and the National Labs and talk with them about making our energy future much brighter.

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