2010 Makers
Check out who’s exhibiting at Maker Faire RI!
Looking for the September 16 exhibitors for An Evening at RI Mini Maker Faire? Here they are!
100kGarages
100kGarages is a free website that helps connect Makers that need things fabricated with local shops with digital Fabrication tools.
Maker web site: Bill Young
Category: Engineering
100kGarages is a free website that helps connect Makers that need things fabricated with local shops with digital Fabrication tools.
Maker web site: Bill Young
Category: Engineering
Belvedere - A Butler Robot
Belvedere is a robot I designed and built to serve appetizers at parties and entertain with jokes and dancing. He has the ability to navigate the first floor of our house while avoiding obstacles. His main body sits on an iRobot Create, which he uses as a drive system.
Maker web site: Andy Wolff
Category: Engineering
Belvedere is a robot I designed and built to serve appetizers at parties and entertain with jokes and dancing. He has the ability to navigate the first floor of our house while avoiding obstacles. His main body sits on an iRobot Create, which he uses as a drive system.
Maker web site: Andy Wolff
Category: Engineering
Cnidaria Hallucigenia
C. Hallucigenia is a species of glowing aerial jellyfish recently discovered in the woods of Vermont. Each individual of the species illuminates and mimics ambient sounds in the area. Their primary food source is AA batteries, but some are developing photosynthesis.
Maker web site: Abend
Category: Arts
C. Hallucigenia is a species of glowing aerial jellyfish recently discovered in the woods of Vermont. Each individual of the species illuminates and mimics ambient sounds in the area. Their primary food source is AA batteries, but some are developing photosynthesis.
Maker web site: Abend
Category: Arts
Custom Bikes
I build motorized and non-motorized bicycles, both up-right and recumbent designs. The motorized bicycles contain design elements from the early 1900's, while the non-motorized reflect current and future design trends. The bikes are constructed from recycled parts from old "donor" bicycles, most of which were taken from people's trash.
Maker web site: Michael Starring
Category: Arts
I build motorized and non-motorized bicycles, both up-right and recumbent designs. The motorized bicycles contain design elements from the early 1900's, while the non-motorized reflect current and future design trends. The bikes are constructed from recycled parts from old "donor" bicycles, most of which were taken from people's trash.
Maker web site: Michael Starring
Category: Arts
Cyrozap's Tech Projects
This is just a few of my tech projects that I've blogged about. This includes my MakerBot, my DIY-intosh (Mac made from MacBook parts), and my modded Eee PC 1000HE.
Maker web site: Forest Crossman
Category: Engineering
This is just a few of my tech projects that I've blogged about. This includes my MakerBot, my DIY-intosh (Mac made from MacBook parts), and my modded Eee PC 1000HE.
Maker web site: Forest Crossman
Category: Engineering
Firefly 2.0
Firefly 2.0 is an artbot made out of upcycled materials. It skitters unpredictably while flashing an led. In a whimsical manner it harkens back to wonderful summertime childhood experiences collecting bugs. The artbot based on BEAM technology, was inspired by the idea of the emergence of new living forms from the wastes of older ones.
Maker web site: China Blue
Category: Arts
Firefly 2.0 is an artbot made out of upcycled materials. It skitters unpredictably while flashing an led. In a whimsical manner it harkens back to wonderful summertime childhood experiences collecting bugs. The artbot based on BEAM technology, was inspired by the idea of the emergence of new living forms from the wastes of older ones.
Maker web site: China Blue
Category: Arts
Free Geek Providence
We take old computers make sure they work and get them into the hands of schools, nonprofits and individuals. When we are unable to use old equipment we recycle it responsible. We are open source advocates and have done trainings on understanding computer components. we are looking to introduce ourselves to Providence and recruit volunteers. We are a 501(c)3 organization.
Maker web site: Forrest Sutton
Category: Green Tech
We take old computers make sure they work and get them into the hands of schools, nonprofits and individuals. When we are unable to use old equipment we recycle it responsible. We are open source advocates and have done trainings on understanding computer components. we are looking to introduce ourselves to Providence and recruit volunteers. We are a 501(c)3 organization.
Maker web site: Forrest Sutton
Category: Green Tech
Learn to Solder
Learn the basics of soldering electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCBs). This workshop will involve soldering an electronic kit and learning soldering techniques.
Maker web site: AS220 Labs and Jimmie P. Rodgers
Category: Engineering
Learn the basics of soldering electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCBs). This workshop will involve soldering an electronic kit and learning soldering techniques.
Maker web site: AS220 Labs and Jimmie P. Rodgers
Category: Engineering
Like No Udder
Like No Udder is the world's first vegan/non-dairy soft serve truck, based right here in RI. We cater not only to vegans but those with lactose/dairy allergies.
Maker web site: Like No Udder/Chris Belanger
Category: Food Hacking
Like No Udder is the world's first vegan/non-dairy soft serve truck, based right here in RI. We cater not only to vegans but those with lactose/dairy allergies.
Maker web site: Like No Udder/Chris Belanger
Category: Food Hacking
Make Beer
Spreading the craft beer revolution, the goal of this table is to teach people how to brew beer in their kitchens. We'll have a number of Homebrewers at the table to show the ingredients/equipment answer questions and even do live demonstrations.
Maker web site: Chris Meringolo
Category: Food Hacking
Spreading the craft beer revolution, the goal of this table is to teach people how to brew beer in their kitchens. We'll have a number of Homebrewers at the table to show the ingredients/equipment answer questions and even do live demonstrations.
Maker web site: Chris Meringolo
Category: Food Hacking
Maker Faire Africa
We are representing the Maker Faire Africa (occurring the same weekend in Nairobi) with African crafts, copies of the newly released book Making Do: Innovation in Kenya's Informal Economy, and a two-way link between makers from New England and Africa.
Maker web site: Steve Daniels
Category: Crafts
We are representing the Maker Faire Africa (occurring the same weekend in Nairobi) with African crafts, copies of the newly released book Making Do: Innovation in Kenya's Informal Economy, and a two-way link between makers from New England and Africa.
Maker web site: Steve Daniels
Category: Crafts
Makers in Education
We will be looking to meet up with other educators and gathering information about what school and community based programs are in the maker community. We would like to know what educators like about MAKE magazine, Make: Online and Maker Faire and how these resources can be used in the classroom. If educators have examples of their classroom projects, we would love to see them!
Maker web site: Chris Connors
Category: Engineering
We will be looking to meet up with other educators and gathering information about what school and community based programs are in the maker community. We would like to know what educators like about MAKE magazine, Make: Online and Maker Faire and how these resources can be used in the classroom. If educators have examples of their classroom projects, we would love to see them!
Maker web site: Chris Connors
Category: Engineering
Maternova
We are obsessed with simple innovations that save lives in low-income countries. We have created an obstetric kit that aggregates a bunch of those simple tools in a single pak. And we are starting to create our own simple innovations. http://maternova.net
Maker web site: Meg Wirth
Category: Science
We are obsessed with simple innovations that save lives in low-income countries. We have created an obstetric kit that aggregates a bunch of those simple tools in a single pak. And we are starting to create our own simple innovations. http://maternova.net
Maker web site: Meg Wirth
Category: Science
Mini Photo Workshop / Q&A
An informal demonstration and discussion about taking pictures of small hacks and projects outdoors. I will explain how to use reflectors to improve photos taken in natural light, and how to set up the camera. A discussion after sundown will use artificial light but discuss the same principles. Very heavy on Q&A and audience participation. Please note, the project URL is a link to a photography tutorial I wrote for Adafruit Industries. I submit this as an example of my work. This presentation is not sponsored by or affiliated with Adafruit.
Maker web site: John De Cristofaro "johngineer"
Category: Arts
An informal demonstration and discussion about taking pictures of small hacks and projects outdoors. I will explain how to use reflectors to improve photos taken in natural light, and how to set up the camera. A discussion after sundown will use artificial light but discuss the same principles. Very heavy on Q&A and audience participation. Please note, the project URL is a link to a photography tutorial I wrote for Adafruit Industries. I submit this as an example of my work. This presentation is not sponsored by or affiliated with Adafruit.
Maker web site: John De Cristofaro "johngineer"
Category: Arts
Modern Device
Modern Device is a Providence, RI-based company that designs and sells electronics kits and products for experimenters and artists. We specialize in inexpensive microcontroller development boards, displays, interfaces, and music/sound/noise generators. We also stock a curated collection of staple components and prototyping tools.
Maker web site: Paul Badger and Shawn Wallace
Category: Engineering
Modern Device is a Providence, RI-based company that designs and sells electronics kits and products for experimenters and artists. We specialize in inexpensive microcontroller development boards, displays, interfaces, and music/sound/noise generators. We also stock a curated collection of staple components and prototyping tools.
Maker web site: Paul Badger and Shawn Wallace
Category: Engineering
Netduino
Netduino is the first open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The microcontroller brain of your next electronics project, Netduino interfaces with switches, sensors, LEDs, serial devices, and more.
Maker web site: Secret Labs
Category: Engineering
Netduino is the first open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The microcontroller brain of your next electronics project, Netduino interfaces with switches, sensors, LEDs, serial devices, and more.
Maker web site: Secret Labs
Category: Engineering
Nixie Sudoku
Everybody loves nixie tube clocks. But why stop at 4, 6, or 8 tubes? Trashbear Labs presents Nixie Sudoku! The game includes 81 nixie tubes, one Arduino, and a built in recursive solver.
Maker web site: John Sarik
Category: Engineering
Everybody loves nixie tube clocks. But why stop at 4, 6, or 8 tubes? Trashbear Labs presents Nixie Sudoku! The game includes 81 nixie tubes, one Arduino, and a built in recursive solver.
Maker web site: John Sarik
Category: Engineering
Old Fashion Robotic Store
The Old Fashion Robotic Store, located in Providence RI, is devoted to computer controlled robotics for education and hobbyists. The store focuses on entry level kits to help demonstrate the different skills involved in computer controlled robotics and to providing components for small projects. Kits and systems have been selected to fit most age groups (Grade 1 to Adults).
Maker web site: James Tabele
Category: Engineering
The Old Fashion Robotic Store, located in Providence RI, is devoted to computer controlled robotics for education and hobbyists. The store focuses on entry level kits to help demonstrate the different skills involved in computer controlled robotics and to providing components for small projects. Kits and systems have been selected to fit most age groups (Grade 1 to Adults).
Maker web site: James Tabele
Category: Engineering
oloduino, Turing Machine, fungen, ampliflier, Typo, and plasmaudio
oloduino, turing machine, fungen, and amplifier are all educational electronics kits that we are developing. We'll have demos of each kit there and want to let the world know that we exist. Typo: A tribute to interactive fiction, Typo is an autonomous typewriter that can talk back to you. If you're nice enough, he'll even take your picture and print it out in ASCII. Plasmaudio: Using a pulsed breakdown of the aether at frequencies higher than you can hear, an amplitude-modulated lightning storm lets you become an evil mad scientist while getting your fix of high-voltage rock'n roll.
Maker web site: olopede
Category: Engineering
oloduino, turing machine, fungen, and amplifier are all educational electronics kits that we are developing. We'll have demos of each kit there and want to let the world know that we exist. Typo: A tribute to interactive fiction, Typo is an autonomous typewriter that can talk back to you. If you're nice enough, he'll even take your picture and print it out in ASCII. Plasmaudio: Using a pulsed breakdown of the aether at frequencies higher than you can hear, an amplitude-modulated lightning storm lets you become an evil mad scientist while getting your fix of high-voltage rock'n roll.
Maker web site: olopede
Category: Engineering
RepRap and MakerBot
makes lots of smoke and and sparks come out and some times it spits plastic out on a organized way
Maker web site: Bruce Wattendorf - Nicholas Wattendorf
Category: Engineering
makes lots of smoke and and sparks come out and some times it spits plastic out on a organized way
Maker web site: Bruce Wattendorf - Nicholas Wattendorf
Category: Engineering
Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art
The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art plans to create a highly interactive, informal learning center in RI devoted to increasing independent thinking, creativity and innovation. Our exhibits, and these installations, merge art and science to create a hands-on way to experience sound, texture, color, particle flow and electricity. Please don't ask what you are "supposed" to do with them. Observe others and experiment on your own to see what you CAN do with them.
Note: We'll be located at the Waterfire Sales Tent in the road on Canal Street between Steeple and Washington.
Maker web site: Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art
Category: Science
The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art plans to create a highly interactive, informal learning center in RI devoted to increasing independent thinking, creativity and innovation. Our exhibits, and these installations, merge art and science to create a hands-on way to experience sound, texture, color, particle flow and electricity. Please don't ask what you are "supposed" to do with them. Observe others and experiment on your own to see what you CAN do with them.
Note: We'll be located at the Waterfire Sales Tent in the road on Canal Street between Steeple and Washington.
Maker web site: Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art
Category: Science
SchoolTool
SchoolTool is an open source educational data appliance for the developing world. In addition to our free administrative software, we're working on $99 solid-state server based on the SheevaPlug platform, using a cellular phone or modem and SMS to send data between remote schools and government ministries.
Maker web site: Tom Hoffman
Category: Engineering
SchoolTool is an open source educational data appliance for the developing world. In addition to our free administrative software, we're working on $99 solid-state server based on the SheevaPlug platform, using a cellular phone or modem and SMS to send data between remote schools and government ministries.
Maker web site: Tom Hoffman
Category: Engineering
Shelter2.0
Shelter2.0 is a design for digitally-fabricated transitional housing for emergency situations, with 2 currently being assembled in Haiti. We'll have a 1/3 scale model of the design and info on how to help support the project.
Maker web site: Robert Bridges
Category: Engineering
Shelter2.0 is a design for digitally-fabricated transitional housing for emergency situations, with 2 currently being assembled in Haiti. We'll have a 1/3 scale model of the design and info on how to help support the project.
Maker web site: Robert Bridges
Category: Engineering
Sky Pirates of Valendor
It is a 148-page graphic novel that Everett Soares wrote. It is published by Free Lunch Comics and is available in comic book stores nationwide.
Maker web site: Everett Soares
Category: Arts
It is a 148-page graphic novel that Everett Soares wrote. It is published by Free Lunch Comics and is available in comic book stores nationwide.
Maker web site: Everett Soares
Category: Arts
Solvang Trondholm
Trondholm is a recumbent tadpole trike. Human powered, it is longer than a Honda Fit. Also appearing will be Frankenbike, a short wheelbase recumbent bicycle with very atypical steering geometry.
Maker web site: Jeff Del Papa
Category: Engineering
Trondholm is a recumbent tadpole trike. Human powered, it is longer than a Honda Fit. Also appearing will be Frankenbike, a short wheelbase recumbent bicycle with very atypical steering geometry.
Maker web site: Jeff Del Papa
Category: Engineering
Stack America
It's a magazine club only for independent magazines, based in Providence. Every two months, I send out a package of the most remarkable, little-known publications to subscribers, along with other inspiring print ephemera.
Maker web site: Andrew Losowsky
Category: Arts
It's a magazine club only for independent magazines, based in Providence. Every two months, I send out a package of the most remarkable, little-known publications to subscribers, along with other inspiring print ephemera.
Maker web site: Andrew Losowsky
Category: Arts
Suburban Utility Bike
It's a bike I hacked together out of bits of other bikes and a shopping cart.
Maker web site: Sam Thompson
Category: Engineering
It's a bike I hacked together out of bits of other bikes and a shopping cart.
Maker web site: Sam Thompson
Category: Engineering
The DyIO
The DyIO is a hardware module that abstracts away the commonly used robotics / cyber-physical system components and makes them available to the user in a way that is intuitive and easy to develop against. The added Robotics Development Kit allows users to rapidly spin up robotics projects quickly and easily.
Maker web site: Neuron Robotics, LLC
Category: Engineering
The DyIO is a hardware module that abstracts away the commonly used robotics / cyber-physical system components and makes them available to the user in a way that is intuitive and easy to develop against. The added Robotics Development Kit allows users to rapidly spin up robotics projects quickly and easily.
Maker web site: Neuron Robotics, LLC
Category: Engineering
Unmanned Aerial Photo Tricopter
A battery powered helicopter. It uses three brushless motors and four piezo rate gyros to carry a video or still camera. It can lift 15oz payload. Flys for 8 min with cam 10 without.
Maker web site: Bob Desmarais
Category: Science
A battery powered helicopter. It uses three brushless motors and four piezo rate gyros to carry a video or still camera. It can lift 15oz payload. Flys for 8 min with cam 10 without.
Maker web site: Bob Desmarais
Category: Science
Vitreous Glass Enamel on Copper relief
I create 3-dimensional "drawings" in thin copper sheet metal that I coat in glass enamel powder and bake in a kiln. The results are stunning.
Maker web site: Amie Plante
Category: Crafts
I create 3-dimensional "drawings" in thin copper sheet metal that I coat in glass enamel powder and bake in a kiln. The results are stunning.
Maker web site: Amie Plante
Category: Crafts
wiblocks
Educational kits, rapid prototyping tools and crafts.
Maker web site: wiblocks
Category: Engineering
Educational kits, rapid prototyping tools and crafts.
Maker web site: wiblocks
Category: Engineering
Zoa Chimerum
I make Jewelry from materials normally used in electrical work. I use simple processes to produce surprisingly delicate shapes. It's nothing high-tech, but it's interesting and beautiful. I'm interested in showing some of this work and offering it for sale at the event.
Maker web site: Ian Henderson
Category: Crafts
I make Jewelry from materials normally used in electrical work. I use simple processes to produce surprisingly delicate shapes. It's nothing high-tech, but it's interesting and beautiful. I'm interested in showing some of this work and offering it for sale at the event.
Maker web site: Ian Henderson
Category: Crafts
