Category Archives: Makerfaire

Digital Scalectrix Controller

Posted on April 20, 2012 by FatBob

For the up-coming Dublin Mini MakerFaire, the guys at BuildBrighton have come up with a brilliant idea – Scalexercise. It’s a Scalectrix, hooked up to exercise equipment. The harder you exercise, the faster your car goes around the track!To get the bal… Continue reading →

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MakerFaire 2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ian

This weekend Emily and I visited MakerFaire UK 2011 in Newcastle. What fun! You need a MakerFaire to see such a wide (and crazy) collection of electronic and mechanical hackery along with soldering tables that anyone (kids too) can interact with. We went up representing BuildBrighton (our local Hacker Space) and to do some research [...] Continue reading →

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