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
