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Maker Faire in Photos: Day One

Maker Faire Bay Area opened Saturday with an ever-exuberant crowd of tinkerers, experimentalists, artists, hobbyists, and of course, makers.

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Hacking toys with Energia

We talked with Robert Wessels, and Adrian Fernandez, about the TI Launchpad and the Energia Project, and about the hacked Hexbug toys they've brought with them to Maker Faire this year.

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Snapdragon: Powering Robot Development

[image error] Want to build a robot that can do computer vision, motion detection, machine learning, and that won’t break the bank? Qualcomm wants that too, and their family of robotics boards and tools makes it possible. The first approach uses a compatible smartphone as the brains of the robot and leverages […]

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The Hackmobile Unveiled

[image error] The Hackmobile made its debut at the 9th annual Maker Faire Bay Area. It's a spacious wagon converted into a mobile makerspace on wheels! Check it out.

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Delightful DARwin Mini Humanoids

[image error] The DARwin Mini is an adorable $499 humanoid robot from Robotis that can dance, fight and just generally be awesome. It's now available in now in the Maker Shed and at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend.

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Maker Faire Bay Area Has Begun!

Welders, knitters, roboticists, musicians, and people who defy definition are here as both attendees and Makers — showing off their skills, and learning new ones.

Woven Wire / LED Dancers Hang Midair From Helium Balloons

[image error] Check out our original photo guide to sculptor Michael Gard's magic method.

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Chip Yates: SuperHacks, World Records and Risk

[image error] Chip Yates is an extreme electric innovator. He has 18 world records in battery-powered vehicles of his own design. He designed and built the world's fastest electric airplane as well as the world's fasted and most powerful electric motorcycle. And he's presenting today at Maker Faire!

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Makers Get Ready for World’s Biggest DIY Festival

[image error] We’re really excited about our ninth annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend, May 17 and 18 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Makers have been setting up their exhibits in full force and the inspired energy is contagious. Our photo editor Jeffrey Braverman and photographer Gunther Kirsch captured […]

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Maker Ed: Making Possibilities for Educators

[image error] The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) welcomed more than 100 educators to our first Making Possibilities Workshop, held Thursday, May 15 at Intel’s Santa Clara, Calif. Global Headquarters. In the spirit of making, we began the day with a full hour of tinkering and play. Attendees customized their badges, built […]

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