Maker Faire Yearbook 2023
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” Ascolta la vita ! “
Faire: Rome
Maker: Luciano Fumagalli
ANGELO is an open source hearing device that promotes access to hearing care for seniors and in LMICs.
With over 1.5 billion people suffering from hearing loss, often linked to cases of dementia, it represents an inclusive, economical and customizable solution: a change within reach for millions of people.
In summary, ANGELO is an equalized amplifier, which allows you to selectively enhance the relevant auditory frequencies, improving the understanding of speech and the perception of emotions related to sound.
ArcheoVerso
Faire: Rome
Maker: Centro di ricerca DigiLab - Sapienza Università di Roma
"ArcheoVerso" stands as a digital design solution for cultural institutions that want to be present in the metaverse, making full use of all the tools and potential, thus not limiting themselves to just a virtual presence. If for some time, all over the world, they have been welcoming VR/AR technologies as an opportunity to involve different audiences in new ways and on new platforms, the horizon of the digital universe is much broader than the simple three-dimensional re-proposition of own collections or paths. The interaction with the sphere of social media - and therefore the complexity of the relationships between physical users - makes the metaverse a frontier to be explored in its impact with the real world: ArcheoVerso will analyze its relationships and declinations from the point of view of cultural institutions, evaluating economic sustainability and technological and digital extensions that make it possible to expand its offer and capacity to involve the public.
Mosquito swatter for gamer, low-tech irrigation with auto-filled ollas or porous capsules
Faire: Rome
Maker: Laurent Muzellec
low-tech automated irrigation : learn how to have a smart and sustainable watering system for your plant using ollas (clay pot) or porous capsule
Mosquito swatter for gamer : with a few components, some mathematics, some 3D printing, learn how you could make your own mosquito hunting device. After this, you may even wish there are more mosquitos....
PlasticDrawn
Faire: Rome
Maker: Martino Colucci
PLASTICDRAWN is a project that, with the help of 3D FDM printing, aims to raise awareness of the recycling of plastic packaging such as bottles and webbing. They are a frequent problem at organised events (such as trade fairs) and in logistical packaging operations (increasingly frequent nowadays), respectively.
The aim is to put into action the process of realising the idea at the fair, in a kind of performance that raises awareness of recycling, presented as a real opportunity to make products, easily visible to the public present.
CORTEX AUTOMATIONS
Faire: Rome
Maker: luca cortelli
Cortex is the universal controller for CNC machines or industrial automation. It is equipped with the GRBL HALL firmware, a well-known open-source firmware that allows for the control of such machinery, and a customizable and expandable user interface. The controller has been designed to meet the needs of both the industrial sector and makers, ensuring the right level of safety and ease of assembly, thanks to its RJ45 connectors that simplify and speed up wiring, reducing connection errors. In this way, even those without specific knowledge in electronics or informatics can use it easily and intuitively, making work even more manageable. The main goal of the project is to create a community that can develop the CNC technologies, a sector that has been somewhat neglected compared to that of 3D printers, despite its importance in the industrial field. Cortex offers makers and industry professionals the necessary tools to develop and improve their own projects. Its flexibility and versatility make it suitable for various applications in which the control of motors, sensors, and actuators is necessary, in addition to its use on CNC machines.
Bodynodes
Faire: Rome
Maker: Manuel Bottini
Bodynodes is a motion capture project made by a hobbyist for other hobbyists. Sensors can be worn and track the movement of the body. Then, the information can be used for different types of applications.
The most typical application is to control a character in a virtual reality game. Bodynodes makes the game more immersive than other systems because the sensors are worn and the player interacts directly with the new world. With the use of a VR headset or a VR cardboard, the player gets a fully immersive experience in the game.
The tracking information can also be used to create animations for videos or new games. Instead of going through days of animations, the animator can just track their own body and then work on the data collected using the Bodynodes sensors.
In the future, we will explore controlling drones and robots, transitioning from the virtual world to controlling the real world!
Parko: RML (Rome Mobility Link)
Faire: Rome
Maker: Khaled Atef Megahed
RML (Rome Mobility Link) empowers sustainable transport, school management, and accessibility through innovative RFID wearables and cloud connectivity.
Bracelet Maker — Robotics Toy Made With Girls In Mind
Faire: Rome
Maker: Haptic Synaptic
Bracelet Maker is a robotics toy with the aim of enhancing girls’ interest in coding and engineering through playing with friends. The toy’s unique patented knitting system is easy-to-use and suitable for children aged 8 and above, who can both gain new skills and engage their friends by using it. The design stimulates long-term use and learning through variation and repetition. In mastering the basics of mechanics and coding through playing, girls are given a foundation for an ongoing interest in STEM, ideally resulting in increased women’s participation in tech.
Sport-graf
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Edoardo Amaldi Roma
Sport-graf is a device capable of detecting the electrical activity of the muscle through the application of three electrodes on the skin, treated with the Arduino UNO board and a wave amplifier.
The device consists of a breadboard housing the components of the power supply and amplification circuits. The amplifier is powered, through a dual generator, by a lithium ion battery.
The chip amplifies the signal (INA128P) coming from the three electrodes and supplies an analog output read by the analog port of the Arduino, which, thanks to the serial plotter, shows a graph with the trend of the contraction and distension activity of the muscle fibres.
Lifeshell, una soluzione per i terremoti
Faire: Rome
Maker: CNR IBE - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto per la Bioeconomia
LifeShell is a wooden desk capable of resisting building collapses, providing a safe shell.
It is a safe shelter equipped with life-saving accessories, engineered for schools, houses, enterprises.
It is ecological, economic, recyclable and released under the creative commons license.
In 2023 – 2025 a funded project will develop the aesthetic and ergonomic design, we will test the desk impact resistance, we will gather a collection of hints from students on their ideal desk, we will keep sharing the project for free and without patents with a bottom-up and citizen science approach.
GALDEANO, DIY Calculator with simbolic math
Faire: Rome
Maker: Angel Cabello
The heart of the machine is an esp32 with 4 Mb of SPI RAM. The PCB is a custom one, as it is the keyboard. The display (320x240) is an ili9341 with a touch sensor (resistance). It runs a custom micropython distribution with LVGL graphics with the math engine (Eigenmath) as a module. The program runs in the data partitions and it is easily customizable and extensible.
RoadRunner rover – an autonomous car-like rover based on ROS 2 & AI
Faire: Rome
Maker: Pizza Robotics
This project is a platform to learn, develop and test autonomous mobile car on a little scale.
The idea is to build an ecosystem based on ROS 2, microROS and PX4, which allows to create an autonomous rover based on a car-like robot.
It is capable of creating maps of the environment, detect objects in real-time and understand the surrounding environment.
RoadRunner rover software can be used for simulation and also to discover how autonomous cars are built.
BirdWatch AI – Embedded Bird Watching Solution with TensorFlow
Faire: Rome
Maker: Enrico Stulin
BirdWatch AI is an innovative project that combines a passion for bird watching with the power of artificial intelligence. Our birdhouse with automatic recognition leverages TensorFlow to offer an unprecedented birdwatching experience.
The BirdWatch AI project encompasses the mechanical design of a bird feeder equipped with a Full HD camera (a 12-megapixel IMX708 sensor with HDR), with the primary aim to capture images and videos of visiting birds. Using TensorFlow's automatic recognition algorithm and image manipulation with OpenCV, BirdWatch AI accurately identifies the bird species present, providing detailed and engaging information for birdwatching enthusiasts.
As an open-source project, BirdWatch AI invites developers, enthusiasts, and the curious to collaborate, make modifications, and improvements. This open and collaborative aspect of the project encourages the sharing of knowledge and skills and contributes to the growth of artificial intelligence and birdwatching.
BirdWatch AI not only offers the opportunity to observe and learn more about local avian wildlife but also makes a significant impact in several areas:
Environmental education and awareness: Through our project, we aim to educate the public about bird species and their ecological importance. By presenting our sighting records and relevant information about bird behaviors, we strive to promote environmental awareness and care for biodiversity.
Contribution to scientific research: In collaboration with ornithologists and researchers, we share data collected via BirdWatch AI to contribute to understanding migratory habits, distribution patterns, and bird population dynamics. Our technology provides a novel approach for efficient and effective data collection.
Technological innovation: BirdWatch AI represents an interesting integration of nature observation and artificial intelligence. We are proud to demonstrate how the application of TensorFlow has enabled the automatic recognition of bird species, opening new perspectives for the use of AI in wildlife conservation and observation.
At Maker Faire Rome, we will present a working prototype of our birdhouse, illustrating how we use TensorFlow for automatic bird recognition. We will also display a selection of recordings that demonstrate the effectiveness of our technology. We are excited to share our project with the audience at Maker Faire Rome, inspiring others to explore the universe of birds through technological innovation.
RoboButts by Project40
Faire: Rome
Maker: Denis Oliviero
RoboButts is a robot equipped with a robotic arm whose purpose is to collect butts. What we are presenting is the first working prototype of a project whose purpose is to be implanted in urban cleaning systems. Normally it takes about 30 years to dispel a stub but with our project we want to intervene immediately on this phenomenon. The robot is now controlled with the PC's keyboard but we are working on an AI to detect the cigarette butts and to make the robot completely autonomous
ELIO IOT: The most complete IOT development board
Faire: Rome
Maker: Maestry Srl
ELIO is a special set of electronic boards dedicated to teaching and prototyping of electronic projects through visual programming. ELIO IOT is the "brain" of the ELIO ecosystem and is the most complete board on the market based on the new ESP32-S3 microcontroller. ELIO PLAY is the visual editor that allows you to program boards simply by dragging and combining a large set of logic commands.
Prototype for Glasses-free Live 3D Vision
Faire: Rome
Maker: ICTP Scientific FabLab
We present our "altiro3D" prototype for a glasses-free real-time 3D vision based on a new C++ library developed to generate light-fields (or Native) 3D images or videos from a single webcam and in real-time, plus the use of a free-view LCD display such as the slanted lenticular device: "Looking Glass Portrait". Details at: https://github.com/canessae/altiro3D
HARE, motor control board – Making mobile robots development easy
Faire: Rome
Maker: Pizza Robotics
This board is designed to simplify the life of robotic developers and mainly ROS 2 roboticists.
Hare motor control board is an open source and open hardware design and it is built around RP2040 microcontroller.
It allows to control till 4 dc motors with closed loop on encoders and a 6 axis imu with sensor fusion.
The board can be programmed in Arduino or Micropython and it is compatible with microros and ros2_amr_interface.
Motors power supply range is 7.4V to 15V.
It is possible to expand the board via I2C and UART. It is also possible to debug code using the SWD interface.
Opening Technologies for Smart Communities
Faire: Rome
Maker: WeMake S.r.l.
WeMake, fablab and makerspace in Milan, presents projects developed with different technologies and different impacts but share the same goal: to provide communities with tools and knowledge useful for the development of digital objects and services for the common good.
Specifically, WeMake was involved in research and development in the IoT projects:
- in the agricultural sector we have developed modules to save water and other resources;
- in the civil field we tested a monitoring system of a distributed network through LoRa modules;
- in the social field we have developed a wearable that helps connecting people in real life through simple non verbal communication defined by personal preferences and activities.
At Maker Faire 2023 WeMake will present three physical prototypes.
Slammer: Un robot rover autonomo, nato come progetto per imparare la robotica e ROS 2
Faire: Rome
Maker: Pizza Robotics
A rover robot built as a learnign platform for robotics. Based on several open source technologies (like ROS 2), it is also used as a development platform for uNav(https://blog.alessiomorale.com/unav2/), an advanced, open, motor control platform for robotic applications. This robot uses several sensors (Depth camera, lidar, IMU & GPS) to sense the surrounding environment, map and navigate autonomously, avoiding obstacles.AI Real-Time Object Detection algorithms are used to detect objects in the surrounding environment.
I Can Feel My Legs
Faire: Rome
Maker: Gaetano Carlino
I Can Feel My Legs is a lower limb prosthesis whose purpose is to help people who have disabilities and/or difficulties in walking.
What we present is the first working prototype showing toe movement that is done through the use of a wearable sock, for the initial acquisition of movement that will then be implemented through a self-learning neural network in order to improve its efficiency and responsiveness, which will be able to simulate toe movement.
Light Wheel by Oz Officine Zero
Faire: Rome
Maker: Oz Officine Zero S.c.a.r.l.
We have created Light Wheel, an open-source board that repurposes components from discarded scooters, reducing environmental impact. Our project is a prototype application of Light Wheel on a manual wheelchair for individuals with disabilities, suitable for tight spaces like corridors and elevators. Motorization is achieved using a Light Wheel platform, 36V brushless motors, and repurposed scooter battery packs. The wheelchair, controlled by a joystick, offers optimal functionality and safety, including speed control, anti-tipping measures, audible and visual alerts, and provision for anti-collision sensors. This prototype focuses on autonomous mobility for people with disabilities, providing a low-cost and environmentally friendly solution. Light Wheel exhibits great versatility for various applications.
ROVRDUINO
Faire: Rome
Maker: Kristijan Nelkovski
ROVRDUINO is a small rover platform powered by an ATmega328 microcontroller. Much like the Arduino UNO, the ROVRDUINO has a "REV3" style footprint with the same headers capable of using existing Arduino shields and modules. This little robot features a variety of onboard sensors and can be programmed using the Arduino IDE. Because ROVRDUINO is intended to be a DIY kit, it can be easily soldered and assembled in just a single afternoon. While the ROVRDUINO doesn't require any advanced knowledge of electronics or microcontrollers, it can be modded and upgraded with all kinds of innovative ideas.
Parko: Sustainable Smart Parking Solution
Faire: Rome
Maker: Khaled Atef Megahed
Parko is an innovative parking management solution that revolutionizes the way parking spaces are utilized. With our smart technology, we optimize parking efficiency, reduce congestion, and provide a seamless experience for drivers. Our system incorporates real-time monitoring, data analytics, and intuitive mobile applications to enable efficient parking space allocation and reservation. By maximizing parking utilization, Parko promotes sustainable urban mobility, reduces carbon emissions, and enhances the overall parking experience for both drivers and parking operators. Join us in transforming the future of parking with Parko!
The Electronic Jug Band
Faire: Rome
Maker: Rick MacDonald
An exhibit showing how to use the latest low cost microcontroller and sensor technologies to create DIY electronic music instruments. The design and building of such instruments is a hands-on learning experience in both maker electronics and music concepts.
The idea is similar to the creation of a Jug Band in the mid 1900s where individuals used household materials to create their instruments and then played them together to make music. In this case however the use of modern electronics provides many more possibilities and a much larger scope for creativity.
