Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 Topic(s): Arts

Eggbot

Eggbot began as a proof of concept 20 years ago. Since then it has become a classroom project at science musuems, and at Maker Faire '09, unveiled as a "beta" kit. The result of continued research and redesign, this year, we will demonstrate dramatic improvements!

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About the Maker(s)

Bruce Shapiro

Bruce Shapiro has been experimenting with motion control for twenty years. He creates computer-controlled, kinetic sculptures for science centers throughout the word, and has taught motion control classes in California, Minnesota, and Ireland. This year, he is again teaming up with his son Ben (a Stanford C.S. grad) and Brian Schmalz of Schmalzhaus.com (an embedded systems Engineer from Minneapolis) to take his first motion control device, "Eggbot," to the next level.

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