World Maker Faire Hits New York September 25thSaturday, 14 August 2010 | New York Times | Author: Nick Bilton |
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If you live in New York and don’t like giant robotic muffin bicycles or fire-breathing robots, you might want to skip town in September. Maker Faire, the fair for geeks from all walks of geekiness, is heading to New York, and is likely to bring along these and other oddities.
If you’ve never been to one of these events, you’re in for a surprise. A Maker Faire is the home to mind-boggling contraptions built by robotics hobbyists, amateur rocket scientists and electronics enthusiasts.
The New York version of Maker Faire is currently scheduled for Sept. 25 to 26, and will take place at the New York Hall of Science. Organizers have a “call for entries” to find the right participants, so if you want to showcase your 3-D printer, home energy monitoring kits, vintage computers or that rusty robot you’ve been storing in your closet, apply here.
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