Open Source Robotics Prevail at NYC Maker Faire

The World Maker Faire New York was as much a way for tinkerers to show off their latest creations, as it was a place for inventors to work on their projects with others.
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Open Source Robotics Prevail at NYC Maker Faire
Michael Margolis, author of “Arduino Cookbook,” holds one of his robots at the Maker Faire on Sept. 29 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York. Margolis unveiled his new book at the event, “Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot.” Joshua Philipp/The Epoch Times
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A six-legged robot from ArcBotics stands on a table at the Maker Faire on Sept. 29 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York. The robots have open source systems at their core, and ArcBotics encourages users to help innovate the robots. (Joshua Philipp/The Epoch Times)

NEW YORK—The World Maker Faire New York was as much a way for tinkerers to show off their latest creations as it was a place for inventors to work on their projects with others. There was a common mind around the outdoor booths at the annual fair, held at the New York Hall of Science in Queens on Sept. 29 and 30, that innovation is a community effort.

Drones were a common sight at the event, and you could find the automated robots flying on gyrocopters, laying on six-wheel beds ideal for off-roading, and being shown off as working concepts for tomorrow’s cars.

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/PulseSensor.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-298804" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/PulseSensor-672x450.jpg" alt="Yury Gitman, who teaches at the Parsons New School for Design, and co-creator of the Pulse Sensor, holds one of the pulse-sensing devices to his finger. The Pulse Sensor is based on an old patent, and Yury and his students built on the archive design using open source systems. (Joshua Philipp/The Epoch Times)" width="590" height="394"/></a>
Yury Gitman, who teaches at the Parsons New School for Design, and co-creator of the Pulse Sensor, holds one of the pulse-sensing devices to his finger. The Pulse Sensor is based on an old patent, and Yury and his students built on the archive design using open source systems. (Joshua Philipp/The Epoch Times)

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Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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