On Saturday, Rith and I loaded up the car, and took the 30 minute ride down to Providence, RI for the 4th
Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire!
During the faire, I had chance to explain the concept of the
mystery box, and the
rooster call it kept making. The younger and artistic audience really like the concept of a digital rooster, and the engineers truly appreciated the
technical hurdles or the
DIY perpetually-powered wireless environmental study project.
At first, the customized
Android Tablet, 2 deep cycle marine batteries, the
Arduino, the
light sensor, the
temperature/ humidity sensor, the solar panels and Pelican case seemed like overkill, but once I explained our reasons for the project, a lot of makers started having their own ideas on what they'd do with something like this.
Personally, this was my first time back to the
Providence Maker Faire since 2009, but it was a lot of fun, and I can't wait for the
Maker Faire in New York!
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