Translated by a mid 70s vintage neural network.

Overview
The Zürich Mini Maker Faire takes place September 9 & 10 at Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, Wasserwerkstrasse 21 in Zürich.
Festival day pass 5.-, no pre-sale. Free entrance for kids under 6 years.
Saturday, September 9
| 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 10
| 10:00-18:00 | Exhibition, Workshops & Talks |
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Exhibitors alphabetically
| 3D Fighter | Our little maker group tinkers, creates and builds whatever we feel like. |
| Actioncy | Artefacts from workshops focused on new media. |
| Bastelgarage | IoT kits that you can build at home with easy following our video tutorials. |
| bergit•baut | Sculptural furniture made from wood, produced with digital fabrication. |
| CCCZH & Co | Fillygons and other projects from our and our friends hackerspaces. |
| Cooba | Automated Robo-Bar, use an app to mix your drink, from up to 24 bottles. |
| Dan Aetherman aka The Chocolatist | Steampunk machines and installations, movie props and retro-futuristic inventions. |
| Davedarko | Skywalker lightsaber, Nixietube clock, Zynthia sequencer synthesizer. |
| Dooba | Simple to use open source embedded hardware development platform. |
| Emser’s Glühbirnenmodelle | Historic miniature models, assembled inside of big light bulbs. |
| Erfindergarden | FabLab and hackerspace for and by youth. |
| Ethafa – عتهفا | A maker kit designed for Egyptian girls who want to learn electronics. |
| FabLab Bern | Flogo – foam cloud cannon, producing logos from helium foam. |
| FabLab Castelfranco Veneto | P2D: A new way to do IOT without pain! Turn (nearly) any electronic device into a digital one. |
| FabLab SUPSI Lugano | Connected Four, Internet-connected version of Connect Four, with a mysterious Twitter-based algorithm. |
| FabLab Winti | We show what our members make with our 3D printers, laser-cutter and CNC machine. |
| G&K Research | Clay shooting robot, a table robot project “shooting” small structures. |
| IoTKit | Kit for education in the field of the Internet of Things (also as a workshop). |
| IMADE3D | JellyBOX, a 3D-printer specifically designed to to be easy and enjoyable to build. |
| Infant Intelligence | LittleBits, TJBot and other age appropriate digital toys for kids from 9. |
| InMoov Replica | 3D-printed robot torso, 1:1 sized, Mecanum wheels, understands/speaks (partly) German. |
| Klapperschlange | Klapperschlange, ein therapeutisches und geselliges Holzspiel. |
| Johann Joss | Würfelschlange, ein Puzzle aus gelaserten Teilen, die man zu einem Würfel falten kann. |
| Magnus Lübeck | General multi purpose home making, including a home made robotic lawn mower. |
| Maker Media | MAKE Magazin and publications of Maker Media |
| Maker Studio @ FHNW | We show what was made at the Maker Studio and what we are working on. |
| Makerspace Muttenz | Model planes out of the 3D printer. Evolution over one year. |
| Kati Blauberg | Minimalistic jewellery. Made with a Laser-cutter, 3D-printer and traditional craft. |
| Marcus Kirsch, ResonanceDesign | LoRa phone & deconstruction paradigm |
| OXON | The Oxocard is part of a programming course for kids. |
| Paula Pongratz | Walk-in Workshop: Postapocaliptic jewellery made from electronic trash. |
| Radomir Dopieralski (SGMK) | Spider and crab robots, handheld games and blinking lights. |
| Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Mechatronische Kunst (SGMK) | The Homemade experience according to SGMK, walk-in workshop with sound, LEDs and robots |
| Slime.Passions & Forever.Drawing | Maddy Platt is a Swiss-American pre-teen entrepreneur making digital art and slime for kids. |
| Sodiumcat Art & Cosplay | The world of Cosplay with various costumes, props and small things. |
| Swiss FabLabs | Infos and projects from diverse Swiss FabLabs. |
| TheThingsNetwork Zürich & Open Network Infrastructure Association |
Community-built open source LoRaWAN network & sensor node showcase. |
| Thomas Horvath | Zero Wind Kites. |
| Teil3.ch | DIY machines, robots, 3D-printers and 3D-printed lamps. |
| Zentrum Kafimüli Stallikon | Kits for kids for robotics, sensors, energy from solar power. |
| Zurich International School – Lower School | Jeff the robot, a giant Raspberry Pi camera and other projects from the school makerspace. |
Speakers alphabetical
| Andreas Spiess, Maker auf YouTube | Von “Hello YouTubers!” zu 3 Mio. Views | Sun, 13:00 | DE |
| Anna Cho, Niki Wiese Schawalder & Shusha Niederberger, Electronnes | Welche Fragen wirft Technologie für Kultur, Bildung und Gesellschaft auf? | Sat, 16:00 | DE |
| Bergit Hillner, bergit•baut | Skulpturen & Möbel aus dem FabLab | Sat, 14:00 | DE |
| Clement Cheah, Zurich International School | Our School Makerspace | Sat, 13:00 | EN |
| Daniel Eichhorn, IoT Enthusiast, blog.squix.org | Manufacturing in China for Makers | Sun, 12:30 | EN |
| David Jenny, Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zürich | (Un)Predictable Materials | Sat, 14:30 | EN |
| Elif Raskin, @aleaf | Organising a School Maker Faire | Sa, 11:00 | EN |
| Fabian Affolter, Home Assistant | Open Source Heimautomation mit Home Assistant | So, 12:00 | DE |
| Heather Kirk, Social Fabric | Let’s Make a Better Society through Textiles | Sun, 14:30 | EN |
| Henrique Säuberli, Infant Intelligence | Multi Disciplinary Learning with Kids | Sat, 11:30 | EN |
| Hilary Bart-Smith, Bart-Smith Labs | Swimming Robots | Sun, 11:00 | EN |
| Jasmina Tešanović, Casa Jasmina | The Internet of Women Things | Sat, 16:30 | EN |
| Michel Fornasier, Give Children a Hand | Leben mit einer (neuen) Hand | Sun, 16:00 | DE |
| Radomir Dopieralski, Deshipu & SGMK | MicroPython for Fast Prototyping | Sun, 11:30 | EN |
| Serena Cangiano, Maind Master & FabLab Lugano | My Maker Journey in Asia | Sat, 15:00 | EN |
| Silja Läng, Sodiumcat Art & Cosplay | Cosplay Rüstungen – Verzweiflung & Glück | Sun, 15:00 | DE |
| Thomas Garaio, Oxon | Programmieren leicht gemacht | Sat, 12:00 | DE |
| Yann Graf & Jehanne Zaki, Museomix | Museomix, Maker im Museum | Sat, 12:30 | DE |
| Karim Asry & Nerea Díaz, Espacio Open | Bilbao Maker Culture | Sun, 14:00 | EN |
Workshops
Walk-in workshops don’t require registration.
| Title | Registration | Start | Length | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delay Soldering with Flipfloater | Register | Sat, 14:00 | 4 hours | Probebühne |
| DIY Maker-Noise Soldering with SGMK | Walk-in | Sat & Sun, 10-18:00 | 2 hours | Grosser Saal (Bühne) |
| DIY screen printing T-shirts and bags (bring a shirt) with Leonie Haab & Goran | Walk-in | Sat & Sun, 13-18:00 | 15-30 min. | Siebdruckwerkstatt |
| DIY Soap Bubble Machine with Kurt Meister | Register Sat, Register Sun |
Sat, 13:30-14:00 & Sun, 11:00-12:00 |
1 hour | Probebühne |
| Internet of Things senses the world with Marcel Bernet | Register | Sat, 11:00 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| Internet of Things moves a robot arm with Marcel Bernet | Register | Sun, 11:00 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
| IoT Weather Station with the ESP8266 with Daniel Eichhorn | Register | So, 14:00 | 4 Stunden | Probebühne |
| Laser-cutter Demo & Do it Yourself with the Dynamo Crew | Walk-in | Sat, 13-18:00 | 15 min | Medienwerkstatt |
| Machine Knitting Introduction mit Martina Altermatt | Walk-in | Sa, 11-13:00 & 15-17:00 | 15 Min. | Textilwerkstatt |
| Minecraft Hacking with Raspberry Pi with Andreas Kopp | Register | Sun, 15:00 | 1 hour | Probebühne |
| Modular Fashion with Laser-cut Felt with Zoe Romano | Register | Sun, 11:00 | 3 hours | Projektraum |
| NodeBots Robots with Javascript with Markus Leutwyler | Register | Sat, 15:00 | 3 hours | Probebühne |
| NodeBoat Robotic Boat with Javascript with Markus Leutwyler | Register | Sun, 12:00 | 3 hours | Probebühne |
| Postapokalyptic Jewellery from electric trash with Paula Pongratz | Walk-in | Sat & Sun, 10-18:00 | 15-30 min. | Metallwerkstatt |
| “Schweiss Dein Scheiss” Do it Yourself Welding with the Dynamo Crew | Walk-in | Sat, 13-18:00 | 15 min | Metallwerkstatt |
| Würfelschlange – Make Your Own “Cube Snake” Puzzle with Johann Joss | Register | Sat, 11:00-13:00 | 2 hours | Probebühne |
Kids Program
Stories are in Swiss German.
| Electronnes | Ada’s Geschichte | Sa 14:30 & So 16:00 | Projektraum |
| Gschichtefritz | De Roboter Beni | Sa & So, jeweils 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 | Dachstock / Tanzboden |
Program Saturday

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





