May 19 2007

Maker Faire: Devices

Published under Photography

A giant version of the bop-it device. I haven’t seen / played a bop-it in over ten years… its still fun!

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Powered by humans, the giant wheel moves a finger up and down into the nose of the sculpture.

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A hang gliding simulator.

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This drum set was completely automated by the computer. Very cool.

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The catapult contest was fun to watch.

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The Microsoft Makers area had a fully automated beverage setup. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this before, but its still cool.

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These two guys are trying to play some Mario Brothers game on a giant NES controller.

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