AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo reports from The Henry Ford in Dearborn for the 2016 Maker Faire Detroit. It is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. Maker Faire Detroit returned to The Henry Ford for two days of unconventional ingenuity, unbridled creativity and a whole lot of forward thinking.
Kids had the opportunity to design and build their own model race cars
Then, they could race against their friends
Nice chair
U-M Dearborn SAE race car
Robots playing volleyball
Boy operates a robot device in a pool
Kids trying out the Edison robots
They were available for purchase
You can use Legos to customize your Edison robot
Kids making Colgate planes
Radio-controlled car
Get an alert when your plants need water
It’s a cool new invention from Pish Posh TV
3-D printer making Pokemon characters
Stunt character
Polaris snowmobile design
Shell Eco-Marathon car
Attendees could build their own fuel cell car
Kids building their own race cars
3…2…1..Go!
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo sitting inside the Shell car
Spinning wheel of fire
Larger-than-life Scrubbing Bubble (left)
Edison’s Eats food tent
Toggled is a new LED fluorescent tube
It allows you to save money and energy at the same time
Their parent company, Altair, also makes running blades for Paralympic athletes