maker faire 2009

Robots

Giant Robotic Hand Controlled By Mimicking Your Hand Motions

1:50AM Adam Frucci | This gigantic robotic hand is controlled by what’s called a Waldo: a small glove that has the big hand mimic whatever its doing. It’s awesome and kind of scary, as you can see by the video BotJunkie grabbed of it. More »
Music

Interactivation: When Music Makers and Tesla Coils Collide

12:45PM Adrian Covert | On display at Maker Faire 2009, Interactivation is a whimsical, slightly non-sensical cross between a six-way collaborative music machine and a Tesla coil, producing improvised sounds and scientific trickery from the same machine. More »
Gadgets

Puppy Monorail Makes Me Fear for Mankind’s Future

12:15PM Adrian Covert | Of all the ridiculous things one can see at the Maker Faire, the Puppy Mover Monorail might take the cake. More »
Robots

Wall-E Has Nothing on Mech Virus

10:45AM Adrian Covert | Sure, Wall-E is all cute and adorable, but does he spew melted floppy disks? No. This is why I, in my humble opinion, think that Mech Virus is way cooler than Wall-E could ever hope to be. More »
Design

Neuron Chamber Offers a Glimpse at What Alien Brains Might Look Like

10:15AM Adrian Covert | Okay fine, maybe this is more of an artistic representation that’s taken a few liberties, but still, the Neuron Chamber on display at Maker Faire 2009 is a pretty cool looking piece of extraterrestrial art. More »