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Newcastle Maker Faire 2010

Posted by timothy on from the can't-we-just-get-cctv-feed-archives? dept.

krou writes "The BBC covered the most recent Newcastle Maker Faire, an event which Slashdot first covered last year. From racing power tools, to making music using electric sparks, or a robot that solves the Rubik's Cube in 20 seconds, makers, crafters and hackers were out in force. YouTube has a selection of videos available, and there are some pics on Flickr. And, while it may not be a hover board, there was a self-balancing skateboard."

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  1. Two wheels are redundant by flyingfsck · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I like the one wheel model. It looks really crazy.

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  2. CubeStormer by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    CubeStormer, Rubik's Cube solver made in LEGO bricks with Mindstorms kits.

    Okay, so it doesn't look like a "robot" and has four "hands", but it's still much faster than the one from Maker Faire 2010.

  3. self-balancing by countertrolling · · Score: 2, Interesting

    skateboard?

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