The Maker Exhibit map can be found here: Rochester Mini Maker Faire Map 2015.
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Booth 1 – www.rmsc.org
Check out how the Rochester Museum & Science Center makes all of their own interactive science exhibits. Play with finished exhibits, and try out some new prototypes. Meet volunteers from the RMSC’s Technical Advisory group and learn how you can get involved too. Experiment with new exhibit ideas and help develop the next awesome RMSC experience! Find out how making is at the heart of what the RMSC does.
Interstellar Motors
Booth 2 – http://www.interstellarmotors.com/
Makers of custom motorcycles and intergalactic space machines.
Al Biles & GenJam
Booth 4 – http://igm.rit.edu/~jabics/GenJam.html
GenJam, the Genetic Jammer is software that improvises jazz in real time by interacting with its creator, Al Biles (the trumpet player). GenJam uses genetic algorithms to evolve licks in real time by listening to what Al plays, applying crossover and mutation to breed his ideas with its own ideas, and turning those chromosomes into notes that fit the chords of the tune they’re playing. The result is very spontaneous, highly interactive and a lot of fun, and their repertoire includes over 350 tunes in a variety of straight-up jazz styles.
Balloon Bridge
Booth 5 – airigami.com
Non-traditional building materials can be very effective. Here, hundreds of balloons will be used by Maker Faire guests to construct a bridge or other massive structure using very basic geometric shapes.
Gods N Gladiators
Booth 10 – www.godsngladiators.com
Project intentions are to create designs that celebrate life and provoke thoughts of prosperity through screen printed posters and T-Shirts.
By designing aesthetically pleasing art and apparel with symbolic meaning while spreading mindful heart full messages that apply to life in general, I want to create a new mantra throughout the community that indeed becomes reality.
Educate Everyone Everything!
Dave Pollot Art, LLC
Booth 11 – www.davepollot.com
Art with a Sense of Humor. Repurposed thrift art with additions of parodies of your favorite pop culture characters.
American Recorder Society: Rochester Chapter
Booth 12 – www.rochars.org
For 50 years, the Rochester Chapter of the American Recorder Society has gathered around the region to play beautiful music. An extremely versatile instrument, the recorder’s simplicity and affordability makes it an ideal choice not only for those just learning to play and read music but also for seasoned musicians who appreciate honing their advanced technique—and expanding their collection with the instrument’s many sizes and voices! The Rochester Chapter enjoys playing music from early tonal pieces to contemporary popular tunes, from classical selections to folk songs from around the world. It’s so much more than the instrument you think you know from elementary school music class. If you’ve got it… FLAUT it!
Maxwell Motorbikes
Booth 13 – www.maxwellmotorbikes.com
Maxwell Motorbikes is a startup in Rochester which is building the future of electric bicycles. We’re working on creating new technology which enables lighter e-bikes and generally making them more accessible and attractive.
Rochester Steampunks
Booth 15 – http://www.facebook.com/groups/230866316933799
We are a loose aggregate of Victorian Retrofuturism devotees dedicated to the mission of increasing the aggregate whimsy in our lives and the world-at-large. Steampunk celebrates the era of radical and experimental tinkering and lush visual design of the Victorian era. As one of the movements that make up the larger nerdosphere, steampunk encourages personal engagement through multimodal crafting and creativity by providing an organized theme and settings for playful display and interaction. Some of us are crafters, some are artists in a variety of media, some are sewists, enjoy exploring makeup and costuming, some find their fancy in machining, concocting fine teas or cocktails, or in exploring history or industrial design. And, we enjoy gathering together for mutual edification and fun.
Likamobile Steam Car
Booth 16
1899 Locomobile steam car replica
It is a full size kit car sold by Modelworks of Daventry England. Shipped as 24 separate kits over a 4 year period, constructed from 2004-2009. It uses a Diesel fuel fed oil gun to fire a Derr boiler at 350KBTU. 3 minute warm up time! Water tanks hold ~13 gallons. Uses ~.65 Gallons/Mile water, and gets about 15MPG on fuel. Range ~20 miles on water, 100 miles on fuel. Top speed ~35MPH (If you dare). Owned, built and modified by Bill Wayman of Ontario NY.
Snowbelt Morris of Rochester
Booth 17 – https://www.facebook.com/Snowbelt-Morris-Rochester-New-York-143421809066648/timeline/
Snowbelt Morris Dancers & DIY cultural artifact makers: Snowbelt dances in medieval English folk tradition. Our dances hark back to the Cotswolds in historic England, with a bit from the coal mining Welsh border as well. We’ve performed in parks, farmers’ markets, at museums, and at pubs across the northeast from Toronto to Boston. Our team follows time honored folk process –
we borrow, we steal, we reinvent, and sometimes we make it up! We craft our own team kit: Dancing with bells on our legs and colorful ribbons on our arms, we wave hankies and clash sticks, and we have our own team hobby horse. Come watch us at the Faire for some seriously silly entertainment and mind-teasing dance figures!
Mermaid Tory- Swimming Mermaid Entertainer
Booth 19 – www.facebook.com/mermaidtory
Hello my name is Mermaid Tory and I am a Professional Swimming Mermaid Entertainer thanks to my handmade mermaid tail. My tail is made from a material called neoprene which is what wetsuits are made from. The base of the tail was sewn from the neoprene to fit my body perfectly and is equipped with a monofin in the fluke. The monofin is what allows me to swim gracefully through the water like you would imagine a real mermaid would using the dolphins kick technique. The monofin can be removed through a hidden opening in the fluke and there is a hidden zipper down one side. The outside of the tail is covered in shell shaped sequins that were hand applied over five months to create realistic and beautiful scales. I handmade my mermaid tops and accessories as well as creating other costumes and props. I created this tail so that I could help spread magic and support the imagination while doing a job that I love.
Northwinter Press
Booth 20 – www.samuraisheepdog.com
It’s been a good year for Northwinter Press, who exhibited Mystical: Kingdom of Monsters at last year’s faire. This year, we have a couple of projects to show off, including some of what we’re working on with partners from around the country. Our games this year will include:
* Mystical: Kingdom of Monsters
* Adventure IN (partnered with Samurai Sheepdog and Grey Fox Games)
* Fall of Man ( partnered with Samurai Sheepdog and Rogue Genius Games)
Uniquely Imperfect Designs
Booth 21 – facebook.com/hyalosdesignsbylorri
Uniquely Imperfect Designs: I design jewelry & home accessories using glass I fuse, recycled hand painted materials, metals, cold enameling, dry felting, epoxy, resins for one of a kind custom designs.
Suds by Sasha
Booth 24 – www.facebook.com/sudsbysasha
Handmade bath and body products such as handmade soaps, scrubs and butters
Letiman Games, LLC
Booth 25 – www.letimangames.com
Letiman Games, LLC is a board and card game designer and publisher looking to bring family and friends together at the table with games.
Girl Develop It – Rochester, NY
Booth 26 – https://www.girldevelopit.com/
Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development. Through in-person classes and community support, Girl Develop It helps women of diverse backgrounds achieve their technology goals and build confidence in their careers and their every day lives.
Rochester Brainery
Booth 27 – www.rochesterbrainery.com
Providing fun, affordable and accessible classes to the Rochester community since 2013!
Rob’s Creations
Booth 59 – http://robertrogalski.com/
Robot and puppet sculptures inspired by Peter Pan, Hobbits, and the land of OZ,
Biomedical Engineering Devices
Booth 29
A series of different project made for the University of Rochester Biomedical Engineering Class: Circuits and System, this includes a sensor to simulate touch for prosthetic and an O2 sensor; all designed and built by U of R students.
Physical Keep Talking and No One Explodes
Booth 30
Have you ever played the game Keep Talking and No One Explodes? http://www.keeptalkinggame.com/
Ever wanted to physically feel the bomb, cut the wires, press the buttons, and watch a timer tick down in front of you?
NOTE: Not an actual bomb. Only buttons and LEDs connected to software.
This is a physical interface for the game KTANE, which brings the game into the real world.
RIT Student Makerspace
Booth 31 – http://hack.rit.edu/
The Construct is a makerspace open to the entire RIT community. Our mission is to promote DIY culture, cross-disciplinary collaboration and education. We accomplish this by providing access to a diverse set of tools, technology and training. At the Construct, ideas become reality.
University of Rochester
Booth 32 – Rochester.edu
A showcase for all forms of Maker activity at the University of Rochester, featuring student, staff, and faculty representing groups and departments across campus including Engineering, Digital Media Studies, and the Digital Scholarship Lab.
NY Bee Wellness
Booth 33 – http://nybeewellness.org/
Inspecting a beehive and checking for pests and parasites of honeybees is not rocket science! See for yourself how it is done.
Ada Space
Booth 34 – www.adaspace.org
Our goal is to create a Hacker/Maker Space that fosters the creative exploration of DIY craft, technology, and design for women and trans people who have been traditionally under-represented in technical fields. We provide a safe space for our members and their children to experiment, learn, and teach each other through organized workshops as well as access to equipment, space, and materials.
Making Dad – Podcasting Parenthood in 4 Easy Steps
Booth 35 – http://www.makingdadshow.com
The problems of parenthood. The power of podcasting. Put these two together and you have Making Dad – A comedy podcast about fatherhood. Hosts Chip Dolce and Zach Anderson share their journey to becoming one of the fastest growing comedy podcasts on the internet. Participants will learn the secrets ‘they’ don’t want you to know about – and just how easy it is to begin podcasting right now!
Dancing Light Stained Glass Studio
Booth 36 – http://www.custommade.com/by/dancinglightglass/
Handmade stained glass panels and ornaments.
Intercom System
Booth 39 – https://github.com/wastevensv/intercom
An intercom that can receive information from any network location, and then announce it using text to speech.
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Augmented Reality with Oculus and Leap
Booth 39 – http://csh.rit.edu/
Combining the Oculus Rift DK2 and Leap Motion, an interactive experience is created in real space around the user.
ROOMS
Booth 39 – http://csh.rit.edu/
RIT dorm room layout designer that allows students to arrange the furniture in their room digitally, as well as view it virtually with the Oculus Rift.
Computer Science House Robot Projects
Booth 40 – http://csh.rit.edu/
Robotics projects from Computer Science House at RIT.
Kudos: A moderate scale robotics platform controlled by an Arduino and Xbox 360 controller. It is approximately 30″ x 30″ and 60 pounds, built with an aluminum frame.
Quadcopters: Custom-built drones with GPS waypoints, live video and telemetry, and PID stabilization.
Monroe Community College
Booth 42 – http://www.monroecc.edu/
1. Robotics
Students from MCC and RCSD’s Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program, (P-TECH) will demonstrate how they are learning STEM by interacting with a NAO humanoid robot. The students will show how to write code so that the robot performs basic maneuvers.
2. Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV)
With the popularity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or commonly referred to as drones, it important to understand the rules and operating principles. There will be a display of various UAV’s, along with the presenter discussing rules and regulations. He will answer questions appropriate flight systems, legal flying practices and uses of UAV’s.
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Industrial Hemp
Booth 43 – http://www.centuryhemp21.com
21st Century Hemp
Hemp has the potential to transform our nation’s economy, agricultural landscape, and the well-being of communities everywhere. The time has come to once again make hemp America’s number one cash crop.
Harvest the Future
H.V.M.A.C.
Booth 44 – hudsonvalleymac.com
A growing collection of makers from all fields, coming together with a goal of developing technical education, idea generation, sustainable practices, and fostering creativity in our communities.
Interlock Rochester
Booth 46 – interlockroc.org
Rochester’s First Hackerspace!
Come and get your geek on. Open to tinkerers, makers, hackers or anyone that wants to know how things work so you can make it better.
RIT Launch Initiative
Booth 48 – https://www.facebook.com/launchRIT
We are a newly-formed group of rocketry enthusiasts at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Our goal is to participate in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Challenge in June 2016. The challenge entails designing and building a rocket which can lift 10 pounds to an altitude of almost two miles. In addition to working on the competition rocket, many of our members build their own rocketry projects, some of which you can see here. Our current competition design features custom electronics which control and track all aspects of our rocket’s flight – feel free to pick up the 3-D printed scale model of our current competition design and give the avionics a try!
Alternative Learning through Chocolate Manufacturing
Booth 49 – http://www.ritsme.com/img/future_cell.png
The RIT chapter of SME is currently building a chocolate manufacturing cell that produces chocolate bars, while also promoting STEM education. We are aiming to inspire, prepare, and support our local stakeholders in the advancement of manufacturing. Our manufacturing cell will act as a visual aid to encourage students to become more involved in their education. While producing a chocolate bar, our cell acts as a bridge between Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), in that it breaks down the manufacturing processes into different components, and applies curriculum to each aspect.
We intend to develop a curriculum, alongside members of the educational community, that aims to catalyze our goal of promoting manufacturing. The curriculum will be targeted towards high school teachers, and will instruct them on how to effectively introduce their students to the STEM disciplines. Our curriculum with utilize visual aids, hands-on projects, experiments, and open discussions on the basic topics of manufacturing processes.
Attendance Keeper
Booth 50 – csh.rit.edu
Using an Arduino, a Raspberry Pi, and an iButton Reader, Attendence Keeper keep track of the attendance of Computer Science House members and their events.
BobbyJunior
Booth 50 – https://github.com/csssuf/bobbyjunior
Custom 16bit real mode OS for the PCJr. Runs a simple interpreter.
Wavio
Booth 51 – innovatehz.com
Intelligent Sound Sensors
FOSS@MAGIC
Booth 52 – http://magic.rit.edu/foss/
RIT’s FOSS@MAGIC program will be exhibiting a wide array of student created and/or supported Free and Open Source hardware and software projects including a prototype access aide for the vision-impaired, educational games for the One Laptop per Child program, a MAGIC Card Generator and many others.
Ithaca Generator
Booth 53 – www.ithacagenerator.org
Ithaca Generator is a makerspace based in downtown Ithaca. We like to make things both beautiful and useful, and to use our powers to help our community be a better place to live.
Air Quality Egg
Booth 54 – airqualityegg.com
Care About Your Air. The Air Quality Egg version 2 based on the successful KickStarter. Still 100% open source hardware and software.
Janda Made
Booth 55 – https://www.facebook.com/madebyjanda
Handmade household and garden items made from up-cycled supplies.
Storychick Papercrafts
Booth 56 – http://storychick.wordpress.com
Storychick’s goal is to build and strengthen community through story. The papercrafts that I create all contain an element of story, whether they are accompanied by a story or intended to start one. The bright colors of the upcycled paper and the process of wrapping, folding, and placing each element bring a meditative aspect to the craft for me and I’m excited to see how the crafts evolve from simple beads to complex structures.
Coffee Drip Printer
Booth 59 – https://cias.rit.edu/faculty-staff/256/faculty/1186
Large format x-y printer that creates images vary slowly by dripping coffee
Adventure Guild
Booth 60 – YesAndGames.com/AdventureGuild
Adventure Guild is a social, mobile RIT developed by Yes And Games, a small startup under the umbrella of MAGIC at RIT. Create personalized Adventurers and party up with your friends to tackle the challenges in the world in tactical turn-based combat. Play anytime, anywhere.
Le Moyne College Maker Zone
Booth 62 – https://twitter.com/lmc_makers
The Le Moyne Maker Zone is a student run organization which focuses on 3D printing, robotics, and artistic design, and allows students to bring in their own projects to collaborate with other makers within the organization and beyond.
Weavers’ Guild of Rochester, Inc.
Booth 63 – www.weaversguildofrochester.org
The Weavers’ Guild of Rochester- Enhancing lives through study and creative expression in weaving and fiber arts! Join in the creative fiber fun!
Thimble
Booth 65 – www.thimble.io
Thimble is a subscription service that delivers a monthly electronics project right to your doorstep. These projects contain components to teach kids and adults how to build fun, workable devices: from hardware design through firmware and application software, in a creative and accessible way.
Examples of devices include robots, quadcopters, alarm clocks, security systems, and others. Once customers receive their kits, they log on to our learning app which provides step-by-step instructions to guide them through the construction process. To reinforce learning, the app provides a community forum and awards badges for completing exercises. Our first kit is a wifi-enabled robot controlled by a mobile device.
SewGreen@Rochester
Booth 66
SewGreen@Rochester is a new not-for-profit engaged in rescuing usable fabrics, yarns, tools and sewing machines that might be thrown away and either selling them at reasonable price or using these items to encourage children and adults to sew, knit crochet and to design projects around re-claimed resources.
MAKE Spiral Drawing
Booth 68
Turn the knobs and draw your own Arduino computer-generated spiral art.
e-NABLE
Booth 69 – http://enablingthefuture.org
e-NABLE is a community of makers, thinkers, artists, engineers, tinkerers, teachers, students, parents children and philanthropists making mechanical hands for people who need them.
Launched from RIT, e-NABLE combines 3D printing with crowdsourced collaborative innovation and service. We’re changing an entire industry. Traditional prosthetics cost thousands of dollars. Our hands cost tens of dollars and are easy to customize.
The Dudes Night Out Making The Roc World Better Through Art
Booth 70 – www.dnoart.com
The Dudes Night Out (DNO) is a collaborative group of like minded illustrators, sculptures, painters, and all around weird artists that have come together with the sole idea to make the world better by creating art and sharing the creativity process. From countless art openings and working with community members, the DNO team has strived to improve the city by sharing their love of creation and art. The DNO team wants to bring their friendly faces and art skills to the Rochester Mini Makers faire to set up a table and draw/paint and create with the members of the makers community. A giant shared canvas/paper where the team of artists share their space with the community, creating and drawing and chatting. We will be live tweeting/periscope/recording the process to share with others. We will be walking through the crowds to invite others to create or draw or add to what we have created.
DIY Stream Gauge Station
Booth 72 – http://communityscience.org/volunteer/4-h20-youth-club/
We have created a DIY integrated stream gauge and weather station which will allow us to send weather and water quality data back to a server and view it online. The project was designed at the Soil and Water Lab at Cornell, and built by youth members of the 4-H2O club, a collaboration between 4-H and the Community Science Institute. Come test out our sensors, and meet some stream inhabitants!
Primitive Tools and Crafts
Booth 73 – www.earthworksinst.org
This workshop is about using all the gifts nature has to offer to get creative with survival. Try your hand at working with hides, stone, wood and other natural materials to make tools and crafts used by our ancestors for thousands of years. Using ancient knowledge and harvest methods of our ancestors we offer a unique activity that adults and kids of all ages can enjoy. Join Earthworks in learning about the natural history of your Rochester’s woodland home and make some relics to be proud of!
Yelp Rochester
Booth 75 – http://yelp.com/rochester
Visit us at www.yelp.com or download the FREE Yelp app for recommendations on everything from pizza to parks!
Exploring Robotics
Booth 76 – www.exploringrobots.com
K-12 Curriculum, Electronics, Boe-Bots, Scribblers, Cubelets, ARX Asuro, Dash-Bot and Ozobots. Great for libraries and schools.
Modular N Scale Model Railroads
Booth 77
Modular N scale model railroads built and operated by members of the Genesee-N-Ontario Model N-Gineers.
color of light
Booth 79 – sonntagcreations.wordpress.com
The Color of light is a soap film diffraction Physics demo.
Arc + Flame Welding
Booth 80 – www.rocafc.com
The Rochester Arc + Flame Center (RocAFC) is a 5,000 square-foot training facility designed specifically for welding, glass working and blacksmithing. The mission of RocAFC is to foster exciting and innovative classes for people of all skill levels. Rochester Arc + Flame Center is the only training facility in upstate New York to offer professional and recreational classes in welding, glass working and blacksmithing.
The Empire Stamps Back
Booth 81 – http://jackbearstamps.blogspot.com/
The Force is strong in your fingerprints! Use your finger and thumb prints to create a postcard filled with your favorite characters from the Star Wars universe. Ink, postcards, pens, and colored pencils are provided for you to make-and-take home for FREE.
KiraArts Sweater Monsters
Booth 82 – http://kiraarts.com
Kira Sinclair of KiraArts takes ordinary thrift store sweaters and transforms them into monstrously huggable works of art! You can watch as she uses both machine-sewing and hand-sewing techniques to bring each unique creature to life!
Hummingbird Makeshop
Booth 83 – www.hummingbirdkit.com
Come build and program robots and animatronics with the award-winning Hummingbird kit! The Hummingbird kit contains all of the electronics you need to build something fantastic: LEDs, five types of sensors, three types of motors, and a controller that can be programmed in Scratch, Arduino, or our own custom story-boarding software.
No experience with electronics or programming is required – if you can make an arts & crafts project, you can use Hummingbird! Appropriate for ages 10 to 110.
Code your way to success
Booth 84 – https://icancodeclub.mvcodeclub.com/
Show off your programming skills and create your own Websites, Games and Animations!
iCanCode is an after-school program for lower and middle school kids Grades 1-8 that provides a true academic enrichment curriculum in Computer Science using fun aspects of programming.
Our mission is to jump-start lower school kids’ digital literacy and afford our youth in the Rochester community of different ages, genders and social classes the opportunity to unlock their tech future and learn about computing at an early age using self-guided practice and cooperative learning.
We use the many platforms available such as Scratch, Minecraft, Wix, Unity, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and more to cater learning to meet student interests and support the development of real world computer programming skills that last a lifetime.
Boy Scouts
Booth 85 – beascout.org
Learn more about the local Boy Scout chapters!
Animanything
Booth 86 – https://sites.google.com/site/toddstechsite/animanything
Using the process of “stop-motion animation” nearly anything can be animated. In this exhibit we will set up a mobile animation studio and make a stop-motion animation throughout the day using commonly found objects. At the end of the faire, the animation will be posted on the world wide web.
Girl Scouts
Booth 87 – www.gswny.org
Learn more about the local Girl Scout troops as they talk about STEM!
Zandra Beauty
Booth 88 – www.zandrabeauty.com
Zandra Natural Bath + Body for the Educated + Empowered girl on the Move! Founded by teenprenuer, Zandra A. Cunningham.
Your Props
Booth 89 – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_usRVUPQsyrPdoExQ6DQw
A 14 year old prop maker who makes replicas of TV and movie costumes and props.
Makey Makey in the classroom
Booth 90 – http://allendalecolumbia.org/
Allenadale Columbia School middle schoolers will show off original creations they designed and created using the Makey Makey.
Rosie’s Robots
Booth 91 – http://rosiesrobots.blogspot.com/
I am nine years old and I love robots. I have been making different types of robots for 2 years. Please stop by my booth and see my robots in action. Maybe you’ll even get to try one. If you are a kid and interested in robots, come by and I will tell you how you can get started.
Monroe County Library System
Booth 92 – www.libraryweb.org
Monroe County Library System- One County, One Card
The libraries of the Monroe County Library System offer a wide-range of programs featuring new and exciting technology. Stop by and try out Ozobots, a Finch robot, a hand-held 3D printer, Goldiblox and more.
Marathon to the Sky
Booth 94 – https://www.facebook.com/marathontothesky
We are a science club at Olean High School in Olean, NY. We have been launching weather balloons and tracking them using HAM radio. We are attempting to beat the world amateur ballooning record which is about 26 miles, which is the length of a marathon. On our last attempt we reached 22 miles or about 115,000 feet.
R Community Bikes
Booth 95 – http://rcommunitybikes.net/
R Community Bikes is a grassroots, nonprofit organization that collects and prepares used bicycles for distribution, free of charge, to Rochester’s most needy children and adults. A secondary but equally important aspect of our mission is the repair of bikes brought to us by our target population. Our mission, therefore, is to meet the basic transportation needs of those in the community who depend on bikes for recreation and also to get to work, school, rehabilitation programs and training sessions. For this segment of the population, quality of life and ability to participate in our community are greatly enhanced when our mission is achieved. R Community Bikes also provides a venue for the Rochester bicycling community to conduct educational programs relative to bicycle safety and maintenance. We are always looking for bike donations as well as volunteers to train and become mechanics for the people we serve!
Harumo Sato -Children Book Author
Booth 96 – harumosato.com
Harumo Sato is an author/illustrator of children’s books. She uses bright colors, interesting visual perspectives, and vivid patterns in her storytelling. Her books invite the reader to step into imagined worlds and will be a treat for both the young and those who are young at heart.
Maker Magic: Squishy Circuits
Booth 97 – http://mag.rochester.edu/
The Maker Magic class at the Memorial Art Gallery’s Creative Workshop combines the best of Makerspaces, creativity, inspiration, and do-it-yourself cultures, the class nurtures the inner tinker-ers, parents and children can create, break rules, as they learn how art and science intersect.
Maker Magic: Squishy circuits
Squishy Circuits are electrifying! They introduce electronics education via homemade play-dough as the circuit building material. Make your play dough creations and sculptures light up or buzz! Squishy Circuits allows children as young as preschool age to create circuits and learn about electronics.
FIRST Robotics
Booth 98 – usfirst.org
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics is a program that is designed to inspire young people, ages 6 to 18, to be science and technology leaders. The program engages students by having them work with teachers and volunteer mentors who are in various science and engineering fields. Students build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Quick Facts:
-There are over 44,000 teams from all over the world with international competitions!
-There are over $22 million in university/college scholarships in 2016 available for FIRST robotics students.
-There are many opportunities for community members, school faculty and staff, and parents to get involved and volunteer!
For more information, check out usfirst.org!
RLUG
Booth 101 – http://rochlug.org
Rochester Lego User Group will present a collection of member created display pieces. Stop by and stack some bricks with us in our open play area.
Project Play ROCs
Booth 105 – http://www.jfreemanventures.com/#!project-play/c3e6
Project Play ROCs aims to give children and the adults that surround them places to immerse themselves in active, imaginative spaces of discovery and delight.
Take-It-Apart Build something new!
Booth 107 – www.roceng.org/volunteer
Take-it-apart booth plus Science (as) magic-demonstrations; (both) as recruitment effort for the Rochester Engineering Society (RES) STEM initiatives.
Rochester Makerspace
Booth 113 – http://www.rochestermakerspace.org/
“Learn. Use Tools. Make Things”
Our exhibit will describe and promote the Rochester Makerspace, its classes and activities. What are sure yet what we will bring this year but it will include art and technology. And we will also probably have at least one hands-on or interactive activity.
Our exhibit is likely to include a 3D scanner, a CNC router, a laser cutter / engraver, stained glass art, robotics, a 3D printer, Cricut and more.
Rochester RIOT (Rochester Robotics and Internet Of Things)
Booth 114
We make, mentor, teach, collaborate and explore. Our favorite tools include Arduino, Raspberry Pi and the World Wide Web. We bring data and devices together to do amazing things.
Rochester Game Dev Meetup
Booth 115 – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453415071632653/
Rochester Game Dev Meetup exists as a place for people interested in game development to meet up and discuss their ideas and projects.
Whether you’re a developer, artist, musician, programmer, or totally new to game development, you’re more than welcome to join the group, partake in discussion, and attend the meetups.
Live Sand Painting
Booth 116 – www.sandbykatiejo.com
Using thousands of tiny grains of colorful sand, Rev. Katie Jo Suddaby creates vibrant works of temporary art. Using the ancient Tibetan Buddhist technique, Katie Jo delicately lays the sand in patterns, only to brush it away at the end. Impermanence is the message of this rare and beautiful art form.
Monochromatics Made Amazing
Booth 117 – https://karinsmiling.wordpress.com/
A display and demonstration of how to properly build expressive monochromatic acrylic paintings by Karin R. Staples, Rochester native and hobby artist.
Chenille Macabre
Booth 119 – www.chenillemacabre.com
Chenille Macabre creates unique, handmade miniatures and figures out of pipe cleaners, with paint and felt embellishments. We are located in The Hungerford building, #258!
Woof Warrior
Booth 120 – woofwarrior.com
Woof Warrior is a dog toy for pet owners. What my product does is use a remote device for owners to communicate with their dog away from home. The dog can activate the device by activating a motion detector or the owner can call the dog by using the app. Its supposed to be for small pets and uses features such as a mat, and games. I made it from particles and tutorials on make and particle.
Johnsonville: Cutthroat Capitalism
Booth 121 – johnsonvillegame.com
Johnsonville: Cutthroat Capitalism is a tabletop party game focused on zany fun for 3-6 players from local teens! As a citizen of Johnsonville, you live your day performing the simplest of tasks! Cleaning up litter, volunteering at the pet shop, defusing the football stadium’s nuclear reactor- you could be called upon to do anything! Unfortunately, Johnsonville runs off the cold, uncaring logic of Murphy’s Law, where anything that can go wrong, goes even worse. Can you survive a day in Johnsonville? Probably not, but try to go out with a bang! Come give it a try!
Air cannons & Water rockets
Booth 23, 123
Recreational plumbing is another name for my project. I will display and demonstrate air cannons
and water rockets fashioned from items for plumbing , pneumatics, beverage containers, fabrics and more all used in alternative ways. In this endeavor I explore new ways to use things, while
enlightening and entertaining.
Triforce Lamp
Booth A1 – www.triforcelamp.coom
The Triforce Lamp is a ‘Legend of Zelda’ inspired wood and acrylic lamp featuring custom electronics, RGB LEDs, and bluetooth connectivity. Through an Android smart phone app, users can display infinite color combinations and sequences.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134497070@N05/20962992676/in/datetaken/
Spectra Illuminated Electric Violins
Booth A2 – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/taurus-electronics/spectra-illuminated-electric-violin
Spectra Illuminated Electric Violins are electric instruments with the added bonus of a custom light experience built into the body. It can enable any user, novice or experienced, to give their audience a musically inspired light show to revel in and admire.
Lockpick Village
Booth Aqueduct A – http://toool.us
The mission of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers (TOOOL) is to advance the general public knowledge about locks and lockpicking. By examining locks, safes, and other such hardware and by publicly discussing our findings we hope to strip away the mystery with which so many of these products are imbued.
TOOOL “Lockpick Villages” are designed to allow attendees free reign to learn, play, and socialize while enjoying mini-lectures and shared lockpicking advice.
We provide the tools and practice locks, and give a training presentation at the bottom of every hour.
Starship Horizons
Booth Aqueduct D – www.starshiphorizons.com
Starship Horizons Spaceship Bridge Simulator, a 30 minute team spaceship simulation, be the Captain, Flight, Tactical, Science, or Communications officer.
Making Things With Stuff
Booth C1 – www.makingthingswithstuff.com
Sam Brown-Steiner. A Rochester Maker making things with stuff.
SkillHoarder
Booth C2
Making is not a crime.
Epilog Laser
Booth C3 – www.epiloglaser.com
Epilog will be demonstrating the latest in laser engraving/cutting technology at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire. Stop by and see how our systems can easily cut and engrave all kinds of materials! We’ll have a variety of samples on hand so you can see exactly how Epilog’s powerful laser systems engrave and/or cut wood, acrylic, fabric, tech gadgets, glass, and much more. Engrave photos, etch laptops or cut pieces for prototypes at the push of a button with an Epilog Laser system.
Howling Monkey Picks
Booth C4 – www.howlingmonkeypicks.com
Hand-Made Tagua Nut Guitar Picks!
SamDoum Fine Art
Booth C5 – SamDoumArt.com
SamDoum Art: Fine art from the heart! – Everything from enchanting landscapes, to charming portraits, to exquisite still lifes. Originals & Prints!
Rochester Amateur Radio Association
Booth C6 – rochesterham.org
Building morse code keys and demonstrating amateur radio hobbies.
Soldering Workshop
Booth C7
Learn to solder while making your own light up maker badge!
Talks:
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Tree Creations
My name is Joe Ferrero I’m building a unique, whimsical, and ever expanding tree house village in my back yard and I invite everyone to call me up and come over to play. This is not a business, but my family’s back yard playground.
I started my Tree Creations on January 28, 2012 with our castle themed tree house.
Other tree houses would also be connected with rope bridges and a zip lines.It has expanded with an automobile (1946 Triumph 1800 Saloon), a veranda, a village square, a tea room, a wizard’s den, and the World’s smallest Chapel.
The present tree houses under construction includes a “Doctor Who Tardis” themed elevator (to assist people that may be “ground bound” to go to tree house level), a 40 foot long pirate ship, and Music themed tree house (with many more planned).
I would like to keep this place open and available to ANYONE who would like to enjoy the tree houses AT NO CHARGE. You may say that it is the worst business model, but again – we are not a business, this is my home and my back yard. All we ask is that our family is home during your visit, so please call and schedule an appointment.
If you would like to stop by, please get more information from our website www.TreeCreations.org
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM: Airigami with Larry Moss & Kelly Cheatley
Larry Moss began his career in 1985 as a NYC street performer, but has gone on to display his amazing air‐filled art in over a dozen countries on four continents. His achievements have been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, CNN Headline, PBS, Smithsonian Magazine, American Profile and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Moss has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, NBC’s “Today” and at the White House, and has set two Guinness World Records. Larry is the author of many published ballooning books and founder of BalloonHQ.com, a resource that services the balloon industry and communicates with over a half‐million visitors annually. Larry also has a degree in applied math and computer science, as well as a master’s in elementary education. Building community through his large‐scale art creations is of particular interest to Larry, and was the focus of his 2009 TEDx talk in Rochester, NY.
Kelly Cheatle loves creating in any medium. She received her Design degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a minor in Illustration and a major interest in every studio elective she could find. Her diverse knowledge of traditional materials and image‐making techniques has given her an appreciation for texture and dimensionality, even in digital formats. When given an opportunity to work with balloons during Balloon Manor 2006, she was excited about a new medium for creating artwork. Now, as a partner in Airigami, her design sense and illustration background have helped to take it in new directions.
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: “Making It” Podcast
Jimmy Diresta is designer, fabricator, artist, and an experienced television and YouTube Maker personality. He has appeared on Discovery Channel, HGTV, DIY, FX Networks as a host and co-host, and is regularly featured on Make. Jimmy has been making and restoring his own tools and using them in unique ways for over 40 years. Be sure to check out his AK47 Guitar on his YouTube channel, and come hear him talk at the faire.
Bob Clagett describes himself as a life long maker. “As a kid, I built everything in my head, with cardboard, Legos or whatever I could find. It doesn’t matter what the material is, or what it’s for… I love making stuff. I love showing other people how I work, hopefully to inspire and empower them to make whatever it is that they’re passionate about.” He has worked on arcade machines, shop projects, and a Tron-inspired slab coffee table among other things.
David Picciuto is the founder of MakeSomething.tv and dedicates himself as to creating content to designing, creating and teaching the art of woodworking. In addition to being a host on the “Making It” podcast, he hosts “Makers & Shakers”, a new show on YouTube that features artists, crafters, wood and metal workers, and all sorts of makers. Last month, David’s book, “The New Bandsaw Box Book: Techniques & Patterns for the Modern Woodworker”, was released on Amazon.
David Waelder is Jimmy’s shop assistant, occasional guest on Making It podcast, and has a growing YouTube channel of his own. David’s videos showcase projects built-in a not quite traditional way, and often with a humorous narrative. He has worked on a candelabra made of railroad spikes, a table made of car parts, a hollowed out phone book to hold his smart phone, and a Sriracha cake. You can usually find him around New York City, videotaping project and anything else he find interesting.