Chicago Southland Mini Maker Faire 2016

A basic word of warning to others: Static Electricity Generators are not a great idea in high humidity conditions (relative humidity inside was over 50%).  My Van De Graaff generator experienced a mess of problems - from belt problems (thankfully I brought a backup with me), alignment of brushes and (of course) output.  The size of my Van De Graaff should make discharges at least a foot long - due to humidity I could only achieve about 1/2 inch.

This years Faire was great, even with the hot and humid weather (we were all, thankfully, inside).
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Hackday Prize 2016 Round 4 (Home Automation) Winners

Direct Link: Hackaday Prize Home Automation Challange Winners

• RelayRepRap
• HeadsUp, A Low-Cost Device To Diagnose Concussions
• Self Replicating CNC For 194 (Or More) Countries
• 3D Printable Portable Slit Lamp
• Alarm Detection For Hearing Impaired
• Automated LED/Laser Diode Analysis and Modeling
• MyComm
• sdramThingZero – 133MS/s 32-Bit Logic Analyzer
• Evive: A Prototyping Platform For Makers
• Mycodo | Environmental Regulation System

• The Julius Project
• Theia IoT Light Switch
• Coaxcopter
• Vendotron
• The Distributed Ground Station Network
• Mechaduino
• Affordable Reflectance Transformation Imaging Dome
• Open Indirect Ophthalmoscope
• Qubie
• Open LIDAR