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World Marker Faire 2011 was held at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, New York. This year the technology and DIY festival had a heavy leaning toward robots, like this shop bot:
I met Microsoft's EDDIE for the first time:
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The AiP Facebook page has an EDDIE album and some additional videos.
The younger Makers were enthralled by Lego Wars:
And who could resist the MakerBot Races?
The MakerBot album can be viewed here.
And let's not forget the fire-breathing dragon:
The complete World Maker Faire 2011 album can be viewed here.