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"Maker Faire was held over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the fest brought with it the usual assortment of crafters, tinkerers, hackers and DIY-ers \u2014 as well as their usual assortment of robots, machines, instruments, clothing and other handicraft.\nCheck out these hackers at play, from the bike-powered band that was playing on an outdoor stage to the small army of bots built by the local R2-D2 Builders' Club.\nAlthough the annual Bay Area Maker Faire has already pulled up stakes, the event is coming to Detroit in July and New York in September. Several Mini Maker Faires will be held around the U.S., as well. Check the Maker Faire schedule for more details.\nDid you go \u2014 or are you planning to go \u2014 to a Maker Faire event this year?\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nCarbots careening around a rubberized pen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA Da Vinci's Cradle-esque machine demonstrates some of the laws of physics.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA spidery bot.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nYoung makers soldering away.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nFor many longtime hackers, making starts with Lego.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nUltimate Jenga? This tower of power was made from wooden blocks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA clever hat made of toothpicks -- it also served as a racing course for tiny plastic balls.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nFelted critters.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nReal men knit.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nHistorical costumes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nSolar-powered bots.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA crafter with her vibrant robot switchplates.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nThe Colossus.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA fire-breathing, bug-shaped vehicle.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA bike-powered band.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA groovy instrument with strings, tuning pegs, and a hand crank.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nThe man, the legend - it's Bre Pettis! At Maker Faire with his Maker Bots.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nTesla coils \"dancing\" to the bleeps and bloops of Popcorn, an early electronic song by Hot Butter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA grove of flourescent polyps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nA preview of the Playa -- there's a lot of overlap between Burning Man and Maker Faire.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaker Faire Bay Area 2011\nEvery kid's dream: meeting R2 in person.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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