Photos from Maker Faire 2009
Photos from Maker Faire 2009
Last weekend was Maker Faire 2009. The figure I heard was that something in the neighborhood of 65,000 nerds were in attendance. It wouldn’t surprise me, the place was packed! Our booth was well attended and apparently well loved. We received three editors choice awards for our group. Reuben Margolin’s Soda Bottle Wave picked up another three all by itself. Alan Rorie's Neuron Chamber got one, as did Carl Pisaturo's piece: Orbit 3.
Below are some selected images from the event. We have also set up an Applied Kinetic Arts photo stream on Flickr for those who wish to dig a little deeper.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Above left: Reuben Margolin’s Soda Bottle Wave. Above right: Benjamin Cowden gets his amazing “A Complex But Inelegant System” piece ready for the crowds.
Above: My contributions, Boogeyman, Under the Sea, and Bake-O-Lite.
Above left: Alan Rorie prepares his Neuron Chamber. Above right: Mark Galt's “Mechanical Woman Walking.
CTP prepares his Rimshotbot for duty and helps Kitty into her battle gear. Kitty was instrumental in helping our work survive a weekend of unattended children, and eager adults.
Jonathan Foote’s “Son of Shiva” gets some close inspection.
Amy Brotherton, Myself, and Greg Brotherton. Letting our weariness show.
Above left: Carl Pisaturo’s Orbit 3. Above right: Christopher Palmers “Awe Tomata”.
Greg Brotherton with his “Electrolux Death Ray” on crowd control duty.
Thanks to Peter Vieth for the photo.
Gareth Branwyn of Make: online arranged to have a panel discussion with myself, Amy and Greg Brotherton, Benjamin Cowden, and Reuben Margolin. We discussed our work individually and our relationship with the Brotherton’s Device Gallery and the Maker movement in general.
For those unfamiliar with Maker Faire, here is a montage of the event I found via Make’s website. Our booth is very briefly featured near the middle. Scroll down the page for my photos.