Maker Faire 2008: The Guitar Zeros
This band uses Guitar Hero controllers to play real music with a range of synthesized sounds.
Maker Faire 2008: Spectrum's Digital Clock Contest Winner
How Keith Bayern built a digital clock with almost 200 transistors but not a single integrated circuit.
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Maker Faire 2008: Pong and Asteroids Watch
These little RGB LED's each have their own microcontroller for complete control.
Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots
Herbie the Mousbot follows a beam of light and senses bumps with its whiskers and tail.
Maker Faire 2008: Smart LEDs
These little RGB LED's each have their own microcontroller for complete control.
Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders
The R2 Builders Club makes androids that surpass George Lucas's screen version.
Maker Faire 2008: Tube Time Clocks
Restoring the past with nixie tube clocks and vintage oscillographs.
Maker Faire 2008: Voxhead, the Babbling Robot
This robot listens to itself to learn how to use its artificial vocal tract.
A Manhattan Project for the Prosthetic Arms Race
Researchers are looking for a way to connect prosthetics directly to the brain
Maker Faire 2008: The Microfiche MIDI Controller
Turning an antiquated archival tool into a musical instrument.