
Overview
The Zürich Mini Maker Faire takes place September 15 & 16 at Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, Wasserwerkstrasse 21 in Zürich.
Festival day pass 5.-, no pre-sale. Free entrance for kids under 6 years.
Saturday, September 15
| 10:00-18:00 | Exhibition, Workshops & Talks |
| 18:00 | Hebocon – Crappy Robot Battle at Werk 21 at Dynamo |
| 20:00-01:00 | Bar & Maker Lounge at Werk 21 at Dynamo |
Sunday, September 16
| 10:00-18:00 | Exhibition, Workshops & Talks |
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Exhibitors alphabetically
| Actioncy | Artefacts from workshops focused on new media. |
| Bastelgarage | IoT kits that you can build at home with easy following our video tutorials. |
| CCCZH & Co | Fillygons and other projects from our and our friends hackerspaces. |
| Christian Walther | Interaktiver Portrait Plotter, blumenartige LED-Panel und der Murmelbahn-Baukasten. |
| Deshipu | Spider and crab robots, handheld games and blinking lights. |
| EEPblog | DIY Power Supply, my first PCB’s, electronics for 1/10 scale cars, a WiFi enabled Light. |
| Erfindergarden | FabLab and hackerspace for and by youth. |
| Erich Styger | DIY SMT Pick & Place Maschine / Roboter, mit der man PCB’s bestücken kann. |
| FabLab Bern | Interactive game installation. |
| FabLab Castelfranco Veneto | PILO is a set of soft interfaces that you can customize and combine as you prefer. |
| FabLab Zürich, Winti, Rheinfelden | We show what our members make with our 3D printers, laser-cutter and CNC machine. |
| Goran | Prost Nino Bar, Sat from 4 Uhr at the terrace. |
| Gregor Lütolf | Multimedia Relief Kanton Bern. |
| Jordan Linder | Moodity is an experimental project that aims to show the mood of a city. |
| Maker Studio @ FHNW | We show what was made at the Maker Studio and what we are working on. |
| Makers im Zigerschlitz | Zigerorchester – interactive table / game installation. |
| Marco Strullato | Parkplatz-Monitoring System mit IoT. |
| Marco Strullato | DIY Internet of Things Projekte. |
| MK Lab Portogruaro | The hellish puzzle. |
| MK.Studio | Spielzeuge aus Holz, digital gefertigt. |
| Oscar Vermeulen | Nachbildungen der antiken Computersysteme PDP-8, PDP-11 und KIM-1 als Hobby-Projekt. |
| Overflo | Blinkenrocket, Löten lernen! |
| Oxocard | The Oxocard is part of a programming course for kids. |
| Precious Plastic Zürich | Selbstgebaute Plastik Recycling Maschinen. |
| Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Mechatronische Kunst (SGMK) | The Homemade experience according to SGMK, walk-in workshop with sound, LEDs and robots |
| Sembei Norimaki | Schach und 4-Gewinnt Roboter. |
| Sodiumcat | The world of Cosplay with various costumes, props and small things. |
| Swiss FabLab Association | Infos and projects from diverse Swiss FabLabs. |
| Thea Kuta | Thea Kuta develops this year a new collection of lamps called “Medusa”. |
| TheThingsNetwork Zürich & Open Network Infrastructure Association |
Community-built open source LoRaWAN network & sensor node showcase. |
| Toz | Interaktives, audiovisuelles Experiment. |
| Treecer | Pflanzensensor. |
| Zentrum Kafimüli Stallikon | Kits for kids for robotics, sensors, energy from solar power. |
| Zurich International School | Racing car, robot, 3D-puzzle and other projects from the school makerspace. |
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Speakers alphabetical
| Andreas Kopp, Erfindergarden.de | Underground Maker Education | Sun, 12:00 | EN |
| Andrew Warrington, #WeAreNotWaiting | #WeAreNotWaiting for automation in diabetes care | Sat, 14:00 | EN |
| Anton Wüst, Swiss FabLab Association | Fablab Bewegung in der Schweiz | Sun, 11:00 | DE |
| Balint Horvath, Hardware Entrepreneur Podcast | Hardware Startup Lessons Learned | Cancelled | EN |
| César Garcia Saez & Sara Alvarellos, La Hora Maker & Makerspace Madrid | Madrid Maker Culture | Sat, 16:30 | EN |
| Cheryl Edison, @cheryledison | Makerspace Magic: Launching a place where innovation thrives | Sat, 16:00 | DE |
| Christian Schüller, ETH Zürich | DIY digital fabrication – 3D models from flat material | Sun, 15:30 | EN |
| Clement Cheah, Zurich International School | Maker Education (TBC) | Sun, 12:30 | EN |
| Erich Styger, Hochschule Luzern & McuOnEclipse | DIY Pick & Place Maschine | Sat, 12:00 | DE |
| Fabian Affolter, Maker | ESP Programmieren ohne Code | Sat, 11:00 | DE |
| Gregor Lütolf, 3D-Drucken | 3D-Gedrucktes Relief Kanton Bern | Sun, 15:00 | DE |
| Laura und Veronica, Precious Plastic Zürich | Precious Plastic Recycling Maschinen | Sat, 12:30 | DE |
| Livia Krummenacher, Offcut Zürich | Materialkreislauf – woher / wohin – Offcut Materialmarkt | Sat, 13:00 | DE |
| Lutz Eichelkraut, Zentrum Kafimueli | Mintware: Partnerschaft von Schulen und Makers | Sun, 11:30 | DE |
| Marc Schaffer, Maker | 3D-Drucker: Geschichte bis hin zur aktuellen Praxis | Sun, 14:30 | DE |
| Marco Strullato, Maker | IoT Parking Monitoring | Sat, 11:30 | EN |
| Mirco Piccin, FabLab Castelfranco Veneto | Building a Robot Operating System | Sat, 15:00 | EN |
| Sarah Mühlemann, SpyPi | SpyPi – Hacking und Data-Mining im Unterricht | Sun, 13:00 | DE |
| Serena Cangiano, SUPSI | Computational Thinking Education | Sat, 14:30 | EN |
| Silja Läng, Sodiumcat | The Art of Cosplay | Sun, 16:00 | EN |
| Thomas Garaio, Oxocard | Python-Einführung auf der Oxocard (ESP32) | Sun, 14:00 | DE |
Workshops
Walk-in workshops don’t require registration.
| Title | Registration | Start | Length | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino Roboter “Vivibot” bauen, mit Tony | Fully Booked | Sat, 12:30 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| Roboter-Boot Selber Bauen, mit Markus Leutwyler | Register | Sun, 15:00 | 3 hours | Probebühne |
| Blender 3D-Modeling, with Stefano Branca | Register | Sun, 13:00 | 2 hours | Medien Atelier |
| Blinkenrocket Löten lernen, mit Florian “overflo” Bittner | Register | Sun, 13:00 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| Build & Program a ESP8266 weather station, with Daniel Eichhorn | Fully Booked | Sun, 10:30 | 4 hours | Probebühne |
| Building a Marshmallow Slingshot, with Andreas Kopp | Register | Sat, 15:30-16:30 | 30 min. | Probebühne |
| Chibitronics Traumwassertier Papierstromkreis, mit Martina Altermatt | Register Sat, Register Sun |
Sat, 13:00 & Sun, 10:30 |
2 hours | Probebühne |
| DIY Cardboard Arcade for Kids, with Jamie Raskin | Register Sat, Register Sun |
Sat & Sun, 10:30 | 90 Min. | Medien-Werkstatt |
| DIY Solarvogel Löten, mit SGMK | Walk-in | So, 10-18:00 | 2 hours | Grosser Saal (Stage) |
| DIY Spirograph Selber Lasern mit Patrick | Walk-in | Sat, 13-17:00 | 15 min. | Medien-Werkstatt |
| DIY Stickers Plotten mit Anet | Walk-in | Sat, 13-18:00 | 15-30 min. | Textil-Atelier |
| DIY T-Shirts und Taschen Bedrucken (T-Shirt mitbringen) mit Nadine & Sam | Walk-in | Sat, 13-18:00 & Sun, 13-16:00 |
15-30 min. | Siebdruck-Werkstatt |
| Freaky Fingers – copy your finger, mit Chrysa Chouliara | Walk-in | Sun, 10-18:00 | 30 min. | Grosser Saal (Stage) |
| Hebocon Roboter bauen, mit SGMK | Walk-in | Sat, 10-18:00 | 2 hours | Grosser Saal (Stage) |
| Maker Teacher, open discussion about maker education for teachers, with Elif | Walk-in | Sat, 10:30 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| Mirrorclock bauen, mit Alfred Müller | Fully Booked | Sat, 15:00 | 3 hours | Probebühne |
| Programmierung und Robotik für Anfänger, mit Markus Leutwyler | Register | Sat, 15:30 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| “Schweiss Dein Scheiss” Selber Schweissen mit Caroline & Gunar | Walk-in | Sat, 13-18:00 | 15 Min. | Metall-Werkstatt |
| Soldering DIY Kits, with Emily of Actioncy | Walk-in | Sat, 10-18:00 | 30 Min. | Grosser Saal (Stage) |
| Spielend programmieren lernen mit der Oxocard, mit Thomas Garaio | Register | Sat, 10:30 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| Wir bauen ein Solar-Spielauto, mit Lutz Eichelkraut | Walk-in | Sat & Sun, 10-18:00 | 30 min. | Grosser Saal |
Program Saturday

Saturday Evening at Werk21
| 18:00 | Hebocon – Trashy Robot Battle |
| 20:00-01:00 | Bar & Maker Lounge |
Program Sunday









