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ANN ARBOR – Saturday is the Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire at the Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building. There is no cost to attend, but everyone is asked to register. When you are at the faire, make sure to look down at the ground (or in front of you!) as you walk around. There will be a few robots moving through the crowds: Brad Jensen and his Super Cheat Robot Platform, Rocks and Robots’ Flying robots, and Lauro Ojeda’s Lego Drawing Robot. Makers in the Arts bring another dimension to this year’s faire: We don’t want to forget about the A in STEM= STEAM. EMU’s Digital Fabrication professors and students will have some 3D printers, arduinos doing crazy things and more featuring open source software and hardware. Fly Art Center is also joining us for the first time in a hands-on water-based project. And the Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School is going to teach us a few traditional Japanese crafts such as fish-printing and origami. REMINDER: Get your tickets NOW for the Faire! Though they aren’t required because the faire is free, it helps us keep track of each year’s attendance record. Exhibitors will include: Robotics, CNC Green Tech (energy production/monitoring, electric vehicles, etc) DIY Science Participatory activities (e.g., participatory activities such as silk screening or learn to solder, “Make and Takes”) Student projects Radio Rocketry/ballooning Unusual tools, machines, techniques Whimsical technical creations Fixing and/or taking things apart For more information, click on https://a2makerfaire.wordpress.com/ |
