LEGO was all over World Maker Faire! Besides FIRST LEGO League, LEGO was a common sight. LEGO provides a flexible building platform and Makers love LEGO. While it might not ship in a final project, the iconic, modular bricks provides an unmatched ease of use for prototyping. This has been one of my favorite posts to write, showing off all the awesome creations of the community! Follow me after the break to check out more of the LEGO sights of World Maker Faire 2016!
Posts Tagged ‘World Maker Faire’
LEGO at World Maker Faire
Posted: October 19, 2016 in LEGO, NewsTags: EV3, Health, LEGO, LEGO MINDSTORMS, LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Make, Maker, Maker Faire, NXT, Raspberry Pi, World Maker Faire
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LEGO MINDSTORMS Aerial Camera Bot
Posted: October 13, 2016 in Engineering, LEGO, RoboticsTags: 3D Printing, Camera, GoPro, LEGO, LEGO MINDSTORMS, LEGO Technic, Maker Faire, World Maker Faire
As I mentioned last week, I want to share a really fun robot. Sorry for the delay in this post, but I needed to make a quick video of the footage for Youtube. The Maker movement is all about fusing different mediums to create something unique. For this ROBOT MAK3R, that means mixing 3D Printing, LEGO MINDSTORMS, Spider Wire, and a GoPro action camera.
Capturing events is always a challenge for me. While I am displaying, I am typically very busy answering questions and meeting everyone. I really wanted a way to document these awesome events that still allowed me to be social. Sounds like a robot to me! With some on-site programming I was able to achieve this goal! While the bot needed a bit of tuning, movement along its wire was smooth and pan and tilt controls worked as designed! Not bad for a quick build! Check out the footage from World Maker Faire 2016 and learn about this awesome bot after the break!
World Maker Faire 2016
Posted: October 5, 2016 in NewsTags: FIRST, LEGO, Maker, Maker Faire, mindsensors.com, Power Wheels, Sculpture, World Maker Faire
This past weekend was World Maker Faire 2016 in New York. Maker Faire is a celebration of creativity, technology, and invention. I was lucky to attend the event again this year, showing off some LEGO robots at the ILUGNY booth. While the booth was constantly busy, I was able to explore and see some truly amazing projects. Follow me after the break for more photos from this incredible event!
Building Robots and Maker Video
Posted: September 5, 2016 in NewsTags: Building Robots with Gracious Professionalism, Core Values, EV3 Lessons, EV3lessons.com, FIRST, Gracious Professionalism, Maker Faire, Sketchup, Who are Makers?, World Maker Faire
This week I thought I would write an extra post to share a couple of links that I was involved with. The first comes from an outstanding MINDSTORMS resource, EV3lessons.com. I was offered the opportunity to write a guest blog post. Naturally, I took this opportunity to share my thoughts on Build Robots with Gracious Professionalism. Head over to EV3 Lessons and checkout the post!
The other link comes from Sketchup. Last year at World Maker Faire in New York they had a camera crew capturing the event. They interviewed me, asking about making. The video is above. I did so many interviews, it was tough to keep with all the final videos. A friend of my brother found this video and shared it on social media. Check it out the awesome video and learn a bit about us Makers!
Maker Faires
Posted: October 15, 2015 in Engineering, LEGO, News, RoboticsTags: GoPro, Graffiti Cube, LEGO, LEGO Cube, LEGO MINDSTORMS, Maker Faire, Maker Faire Orlando, World Maker Faire
September was a busy month for me! The highlights were both Maker Faire Orlando at the Orlando Science Center and World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science. You might have noticed a hint of what I have been up to over the past weeks. This post will be pretty heavy when it comes to pictures to help share the AWESOME that is the maker movement.
Never heard of Maker Faire? A Maker Faire is an event put on in conjunction with Make: magazine to celebrate “makers”. What is a maker? Well that is a little more difficult to understand. At its core a maker is someone who makes things. There is no age requirement to be a maker. There are lots of different types of makers. Some are ROBOT MAK3RS or people that make with LEGO MINDSTORMS. However that is hardly an official category. You might make robots, cars, giant flaming robot sculptures, paper models, apps, clothes. Making can use a range of materials from 3D printing to LEGO to metal/wood to fabric. Making is a form of expression and hands-on learning.
You can checkout coverage of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Booth, including some of my bots at The NXT Step!
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Creep3r
Posted: October 9, 2014 in Engineering, LEGO, News, RoboticsTags: Brickworld, Brickworld Tampa, Creep3r, LEGO, LEGO MINDSTORMS, LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, Make Faire, World Maker Faire
By now you have likely seen the picture above or my original post. In September I took these guys to World Maker Faire in New York City. These bots were a huge hit, bringing Minecraft to life! Since the original video, I have received one question to no end: does it explode? My answer? See for yourself!
My latest video takes captures some of my favorite moments from World Maker Faire. The event was a team effort bringing employees from LEGO as well as the greater LEGO MINDSTORMS Community together. There is so much overlap between the MINDSTORMS Community and the Maker Community! It was great to share ideas and projects with others!
These Creep3rs will be touring for a bit. My good friend Marc-Andre has one up in Canada. In addition, a couple of these guys will be traveling with me to Brickworld Tampa in a couple weeks!
Milluzzi Labs 
