Maker Faire
This
past weekend I had the great fortune of letting loose and spending some time at
the Maker Faire. This year’s event was located
at Wychwood Barns. This two day event
was a great way for innovators, artists and hackers from all over the GTA to
show off their latest creations. I personally
was able to see the coolest inventions, technology and art that I never thought
was possible.
Along
with the clubs, artists and other organizations at the Maker Faire displaying
some of their latest accomplishments, there also was a series of guest speakers
to discuss things all tech and a handful of workshops to allow public to
explore and play.
The
highlight for me was definitely the opportunity for me to get my hands dirty
and solder my own electronic pin with blinking
lights. A great accomplishment in the
end, but I was extremely jealous when I began witnessing how much faster and
with more accuracy at how easy it was for some.
Additional hands-on demos included a Lockpick Village and a 3D Scanner.
My pin I created! Eyes are crooked, but it worked.
3D Scanner Demo
Another
great part of the day came when I was able to hear how a small group of Mechatronics Engineering graduates based out of
Waterloo, Ontario have successfully developed the technology to 3D print
objects out of chocolate. Technology and
Chocolate, life can’t get any better than this.
Image courtesy of MakerFaireToronto.com
Coolest moment was when a few people
premiered some of the robots that they built, including an R2D2 replica from
Star Wars and a remote control boy on a tricycle. A lot of hard work with a lot of different
components, but the end result was some amazing creations.
Definitely
a fun day and an event I would love to attend again. For more info on the Maker Faire and what you
might have missed, check out the website.
Wall of LED lights, synced to music.
Greg
One thought on “Maker Faire”
WOW ! That all looks so Amazing!! Taking the away fear of tech & showing more the DIY Fun in the learning
Editable 3D printed masterpieces, robots, 3D scanners, series of guest speakers, and hands-on workshops to actually built stuff to take home, all sounds like a pretty inclusive fun event for all.
The Maker Faire at Wychwood Barns sounds like the place to be and a must go to event to open your mind to the possible combining art, tech, imagination and learn a little soldering skills, to show, you can do it too.
As for the Your pin you created with the crooked eyes, that is just your artistic touch, Right, making it a more, exclusive, one of kind. It looks great & BONUS it works too!! When are you going into production?
Wonder what the next Maker Faire will shows us, maybe a line of special, one of a kind, pins!
Thanks for sharing the experience.