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Grab your friends, your relatives, and your robots, and get ready for a great time this Saturday at the Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire! Don't let the mini in the title dissuade you, there will be plenty of cool things going on. From the event website:
Local "Makers" will demonstrate robots, bookbinding, electric vehicles, computer-controlled machinery, high-altitude balloons, vortex cannons, and other projects, devices, and inventions at the first Ann Arbor "Mini" Maker Faire, Saturday August 29, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds. Visitors can silkscreen their own t-shirt and learn to solder by making their own "Wee Blinky" electronic circuit to take home. Admission, parking, and all activities are free. Over 25 different groups and individuals from the Ann Arbor and surrounding area are scheduled to exhibit.
I'll be exhibiting a few of my projects there, be sure to stop by and say hi!
WHAT: Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire
WHERE: Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 29 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HOW MUCH: Free!!!
Woo-hoo, first to say that this event was great! Saw (and played with) lots of cool stuff! I was suprised by the number of little kids running around, more of an all ages event and not so much of a geekfest. The laser lunchbox display was awesome, so was the replicator, vortex cannons, and experimental music. When the word gets out about those electric scooters, sales of those are going to skyrocket.
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We drove 400 miles for this event with little kids! Had a blast. Bring the full Maker Faire to this area! Kids were very impressed by the vortex cannons and loved getting their own copper butterflies. The laser organ was a huge hit, too. My only complaint was I wish it was bigger. Luckily, we were able to combine this event with other activities to make the drive worthwhile.
I loved seeing a reprap in action and was surprised by the wide variety of CNC machines on display.
Keep up the good work and we'll see you next year!
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