Maker Faire Yearbook 2025

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The rocket body recovered during the 2024 launch test.

Faire: Tokyo

Maker: Kanagawa University Space Rocket Club・Takano Laboratory

Home: Japan

2024年に打上試験を実施し、高度10kmまで飛翔後、洋上回収に成功した機体の実物を展示いたします。昨年度に打ち上げし、ハイブリッドロケットの日本記録である最高到達速度マッハ1.5を達成した機体を是非ご覧ください。回収した機体以外にも開発の軌跡をご紹介できればと思っております。学生の宇宙への挑戦を是非体感してください。

Wearable Keyboard for VIBE coding

Faire: Tokyo

Maker: GIF

Home: Japan

街角での即興コーディングやライブ演奏のトリガー、立ち仕事中のメモ取りなど「手ぶらのまま打つ」ことができるウェアラブルキーボードを展示します。スマホや楽器アプリと無線接続し、丸めて持ち歩けば場所を選ばず使えます。（画像・動画はプロトタイプです）ブースでは本機のデモに加え、過去に開発したスクロール操作エプロンやなど、布と身体を融合させた入力デバイス群も展示します。

Wheels to Watts

Faire: Tashkent

Maker: 3/1018

Home: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Wheels to Watts (WtW) is an innovative energy-harvesting system that generates electricity from the pressure of moving vehicle wheels. Using a rack-and-pinion mechanism connected to a generator, the downward force of passing vehicles is converted into rotational motion, producing clean, renewable power. A restoring element ensures the system resets for continuous operation. Designed for highways, toll gates, and busy roads, WtW offers a sustainable solution to power streetlights, signals, and charging stations while reducing reliance on non-renewable energy sources.

Sunventions

Faire: Los Angeles

Maker: Surya Konijeti

Home: California, United States

Experience joy in every onion you cut with our unique and patented cutting board, the Onionator. Backed by science and testing, there is no need to worry about crying in the kitchen anymore! Created by Surya Konijeti when she was 10 years old.

Unimakers – l’association technique d’UniLaSalle Amiens

Faire: France

Maker: Unimakers

Home: France

Unimakers - l'association technique d'UniLaSalle Amiens Venez explorer les projets des étudiants d'UniLaSalle Amiens !

Upcycle Play drop-in Workshop

Faire: Lynchburg

Maker: Gloria Winters

Home: Virginia, United States of America

Don't throw that cardboard box away! Don't recycle it! Upcycle it into exciting creations made with innovative cardboard construction tools designed just for kids 5+ years & up. Cardboard + right tools + your imagination = hours of fun making!

Tufting

Faire: Happy Valley

Maker: Ciera Hall

Home: Pennsylvania, United States

Tufting is a textile process where yarn is inserted through a backing fabric to create a pile or looped surface. It‘s a method commonly used to make rugs, carpets, and even some types of clothing. The process involves using a tufting gun to push the yarn through the backing, creating either a cut pile (where the loops are cut) or a loop pile (where the loops remain uncut.) The project/demo would be a hands on experience for people to use a tufting gun and get a general sense of the process‘s.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Faire: Downtown Columbia

Maker: NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Home: Maryland, United States of America

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Hubble Space Telescope is operated out of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Since its launch in April 1990, Hubble--orbiting about 320 miles above Earth--has played a crucial role in unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos and expanding our understanding of the universe. This year, we celebrate 35 years and nearly 1.7 million observations of space as Hubble remains at the forefront of astronomical and scientific discovery. Come by our booth to see Hubble pictures come to life with our Augmented Reality (AR) experience, use your hands to manipulate a 3D hologram of the telescope, and help yourself to free stickers, bookmarks, and pictures to take home with you.

Real Robot One (RR1) z FIT ČVUT: plně funkční 3D tištěná 6-osá robotická paže

Faire: Prague

Maker: Pavel Surynek

Home: Czech Republic

Real Robot One, neboli RR1 je plně funkční 6-osá robotická paže, které můžete bez obav provozovat na svém stole doma, v kanceláři, ve škole nebo v laboratoři. Jedná se už o druhou verzi (revision 2). Na rozdíl od obřích průmyslových robotických ramen, která známe například z Muskových gigatováren, je RR1 koncipován jako bezpečný kolaborativní robot. To znamená, že nemusí být v kleci a může přijít do přímého kontaktu s uživatelem. Nabízí otevřený systém, a to jak softwarově, tak hardwarově. Zároveň je RR1 něco víc než robotická hračka. Ostatně 15 kg robotické váhy si s nějakými úkoly už dokáže poradit. Přijďte se o tom přesvědčit osobně. Autor RR1, prof. Pavel Surynek, je počítačový vědec se zájmem o umělou inteligenci a robotiku. Na FIT ČVUT v Praze vede Laboratoř robotických agentů (RoboAgeLab). Fascinuje ho vytvářet nové teorie, které ukazují, jak robotům dát autonomii, tj. samostatné myšlení a řízení. Baví ho přenášet tyto teorie do fyzické reality prostřednictvím skutečných robotů. Vystudoval MFF UK a poté působil v různých výzkumných centrech umělé inteligence v Japonsku, kde se to roboty jenom hemží, což ho ovlivnilo natolik, že roboty začal sám navrhovat.

Makersville: Rube Goldberg and Hands-on Sewing/Felting

Faire: Los Angeles

Maker: Makersville

Home: California, United States

Makersville - a hands-on, learn to make environment. RUBE GOLDBERG SKILLS LEARNING Learn about Rube Goldberg, the contest and join us for the next year's competition season! BAG, PILLOW AND BUNNY FACTORY Join us to learn to sew!

Birdgarden 2.0 radio mod

Faire: Rome

Maker: Il faro d'argento APS

Discover how technology and nature can coexist! Come and discover the open-source educational project Birdgarden 2.0, a pair of smart devices for nest boxes or feeders, with hidden cameras and environmental sensors. Each visit is recorded with photos, videos, and weather data, which can be viewed online in real time. The initiative aims to foster biodiversity in the city, promote bird gardens 2.0, and spread environmental education. With volunteers and radio amateurs, new features are being designed, such as sending images via radio/SSTV, 3D printing of nest boxes and feeders, the use of LoRa Wi-Fi to send image data, and the introduction of AI for species recognition.

Soccer Robots

Faire: Coney Island

Maker: RoboNYC

Home: New York, United States of America

RoboNYC, first place winner of the 2025 US Robocup Junior Tournament and eighth place winner of the 2025 International Robocup Junior Tournament, will do a demo of two autonomous soccer robots playing a soccer game in a mini soccer field.

MaxiCat

Faire: Lille

Maker: Maxime Catteau

Home: France

Entre détournement humoristique de packagings, sérigraphie artisanale et collages humoristiques, l'artiste MaxiCat mêle dans ses Œuvres à l'esthétique punk fluo une vision acide de la société de consommation et des tas de références à la pop-culture.

Posables

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Posables

Home: California, United States

Posables are static and dynamic wooden characters that strike a pose, make a statement, or tell a story. We have dozens of characters that you can interact with, some pneumatically driven to jump or climb. This year we plan to have a few characters made from reclaimed wood from the Mendocino coast.

The Hidden Life of Spices

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: American Chemical Society

Home: California

Discover the chemistry of spices, their colors and flavors, their uses in cooking, medicine, fabric dyeing, and more. In this hands-on activity, visitors will learn how to use spices as dyes, and will discovery the chemistry behind their colors and aromas by building molecular models of key color and flavor components.

OpenAgriTec: DIY Farming Technologies

Faire: Tokyo

Maker: OpenAgriTec

Home: Japan

OATは、農業現場の「なんとかならんかなー」を自作技術で形にする共同プロジェクトです。3Dプリンタ製ジョイントや自走式ローバー、選果機、スタンプ器具、柿モックアップなど、農家と技術者が共に実装した実験的ツールを展示します。

Radioklub OK2KFJ Mikulov

Faire: Brno

Maker: Petr Kospach

Home: Czech Republic

Radioklub OK2KFJ Mikulov má dlouhou tradici a je jeden z mála stále aktivních radioklubů v ČR především v práci s mládeží. Prezentujeme tuto naši činnost. Jedná se o elektroniku, programování, mechaniku, vysílání, rádiový orientační běh a podobně. Vyrábíme také technické pomůcky pro školy, spoluorganizujeme velmi úspěšný Elektrotábor Junior.

Tiamats dungeon

Faire: Tulsa

Maker: Tiamats dungeon

Home: Oklahoma, United States of America

We 3d print minis and terrain for tabletop gaming

Social Networking Project

Faire: Bay Area

Maker: Chris Mosley

Home: California, United States

The Social Networking Project consists of glass sculpture pieces created through live demonstrations, fostering community collaboration and meaningful connections. Using flameworking techniques with borosilicate rods, I begin by establishing a sturdy base structure. Precut glass rods of various sizes and lengths are made available to participants, who, after signing a safety waiver, can choose a piece to contribute. Wearing safety glasses, participants are invited to position their chosen rods on the structure as they see fit. I then carefully fuse the glass rods to the base, with each participant contributing within approximately three minutes. During this interactive art-making experience, I engage with the community, learning their names, discussing their familiarity with glass or art, and sharing in the joy they experience by contributing to this collective artwork. Upon completion, I offer to capture a Polaroid picture of each participant next to the finished piece, documenting

“Sora Cub” “Umi Cub” “Flapping Mach Soichiro” “CO2 rocket injection demonstration“

Faire: Tokyo

Maker: Next-gen Aviation Research

Home: Japan

空に！海に！新価値を生み出す魔改造モビリティたちを展示します！編隊飛行で空中消火！主翼が変形する空モビリティ「空カブ」潜っているのにソーラー発電！超省エネ潜水モビリティ「海カブ」「魔破★掃一郎」をさらに魔改造。今度は羽ばたきます！来場者が噴射の引き金を引ける！「CO2ロケット噴射デモ」

RoboEdu

Faire: Tashkent

Maker: TechnoMakers

Home: Davlatobod, Uzbekistan

Our project combines robotics and 3D printing, showing how ideas can be transformed into real models. We create smart robots for both children and adults: from simple interactive models to autonomous constructions. All parts are 3D-printed, which allows us to design, improve, and upgrade the robots directly during the process. What We Will Showcase at the Exhibition: Interactive robots built with LEGO WeDo, Arduino, and other platforms. Demonstration of simple engineering solutions. Goal of Participation: We aim to inspire children, teenagers, and adults to explore technology, demonstrate the accessibility of modern tools, and share our experience in creating educational programs that combine creativity, engineering thinking, and digital skills.

Hamptons Yarn

Faire: Long Island

Maker: Amanda Elizabeth Schaefer

Home: New York, United States of America

Amanda Schaefer of Hamptons Yarn will demonstrate the process of how raw alpaca fiber is turned into yarn suitable for textile production (knitting, crochet, weaving). Examples of handspun yarn and knitted samplers will be available to view.

VR Daruma Crush

Faire: Tokyo

Maker: DMC VR-Team

Home: Japan

VRは、いまひとつ盛り上がらない・・・。そこで、多人数で協力し、観衆も楽しいVRパーティゲームを作りました！ VRゴーグルを装着してバーチャル空間にダイブする「子ダルマ」と実空間からそれをサポートする2名のプレイヤによる3人協力型パーティーゲームです!! サポート役がハンマーで子ダルマが座る椅子を叩くと巨大ダルマが壊れ、子ダルマが落下していきその後・・・の展開は、是非体験してね！

Ontwerp een duurzame spijkerbroek

Faire: Delft

Maker: TU Delft Science Centre on Tour

Home: Zuid-holland, Nederland

Word jij onze volgende duurzame kledingontwerper? Je kunt vast aan de slag tijdens onze demo “Ontwerp een duurzame spijkerbroek”! Deze demo is perfect voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in hoe duurzaamheid en creativiteit hand in hand kunnen gaan. Ontdek hoe TU Delft onderzoekers werken aan volledig nieuwe manieren om kleding te ontwerpen – zonder restafval. Van digitaal puzzelen met stofpatronen tot het verkennen van 3D-geweven broeken: je leert hoe ander design en slimmere productie kunnen bijdragen aan een duurzamere fashionwereld. We laten zien dat de keuzes die je als designer én koper maakt, een grote impact hebben op onze planeet. Bereid je voor om geïnspireerd te worden en misschien wel jouw kijk op kleding voorgoed te veranderen!

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