Around 70,000 people headed to New York Maker Faire this weekend, up from 50,000 last year. They were there to see speeches on seven stages and 650 makers with projects ranging from a robotic arm that pours coffee, to a megaphone affixed with guitar pedals, to all the 3D-printed iPhone cases you could ever ask for. About 47 percent of them were estimated to be first-time attendees. Somewhere between the rocket-building how-to station and the Diet Coke and Mentos stage, a little girl was overheard saying, “Daddy, daddy, what should I make now?”
It’s impossible to deny that DIY is in. Every part of the “maker movement,” a big-tent phenomenon that covers everything from homemade jewelry to homemade drones, is booming. Maker Faire...
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