Last year I went two days to make up for the fact that one day, especially sunday, isn't enough. Last year I went two days, including all of saturday (from 10 to 20:00). Turns out that outside of a few talks that were only on sunday, it was a bit overkill so this time I only went saturday all day, having delayed a trip to Tokyo until the next day so that I could attend. It worked out just right, I was able to see a good amount of talks and virtually everything in the expo halls.
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![I love those guys with the big eyes I love those guys with the big eyes](/blogimg/02/thumb1024_102_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
I love those guys with the big eyes
![R2D2 is always a favourite R2D2 is always a favourite](/blogimg/04/thumb1024_104_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
R2D2 is always a favourite
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![Dub has this for your car for just $10K :) Dub has this for your car for just $10K :)](/blogimg/06/thumb1024_106_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
Dub has this for your car for just $10K :)
![I always needed liquid cooling in my PC and lit components I always needed liquid cooling in my PC and lit components](/blogimg/11/thumb1024_111_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
I always needed liquid cooling in my PC and lit components
This year was really starting to be the year of 3D printing. Multiple printers on demo (most weren't new):
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Back to the roots competitor which actually does things right:
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Some talks:
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![a new arduino form factor a new arduino form factor](/blogimg/84/thumb1024_184_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
a new arduino form factor
![a very complete, albeit expensive, robot platform a very complete, albeit expensive, robot platform](/blogimg/86/thumb1024_186_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
a very complete, albeit expensive, robot platform
Inside the expo hall:
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Video game without a screen
![Gabotronics, I his great scopes Gabotronics, I his great scopes](/blogimg/06/thumb1024_206_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
Gabotronics, I his great scopes
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![all the official arduinos you can get today all the official arduinos you can get today](/blogimg/20/thumb1024_220_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
all the official arduinos you can get today
![opensprinkler, this looks cool. With local control override, I'd buy this opensprinkler, this looks cool. With local control override, I'd buy this](/blogimg/23/thumb1024_223_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
opensprinkler, this looks cool. With local control override, I'd buy this
![Get your drink right, every time :) Get your drink right, every time :)](/blogimg/31/thumb1024_231_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
Get your drink right, every time :)
Fun stuff outside:
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![this car was fantastic this car was fantastic](/blogimg/92/thumb1024_192_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
this car was fantastic
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![where you can build all your burning man fire machines :) where you can build all your burning man fire machines :)](/blogimg/37/thumb1024_237_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
where you can build all your burning man fire machines :)
![or this. OMG, this was impressive. or this. OMG, this was impressive.](/blogimg/38/thumb1024_238_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
or this. OMG, this was impressive.
Crazy hexa and octo copters, all the way to dodecacopters (12 blades):
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![twelve blades, and 2 independent battery systems. Awesome reliabilty twelve blades, and 2 independent battery systems. Awesome reliabilty](/blogimg/21/thumb1024_221_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
twelve blades, and 2 independent battery systems. Awesome reliabilty
![An unsual hexacopter An unsual hexacopter](/blogimg/36/thumb1024_236_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
An unsual hexacopter
Eepybird, a crowd favourite, was back for more diet coke and mentos:
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![this is what they use for their effects this is what they use for their effects](/blogimg/88/thumb1024_188_20130518_Maker_Faire.jpg)
this is what they use for their effects
This was all great to see, and I even managed not to bring back several hundred thousands dollars of stuff, so I guess that's good, right?