Maker Faire Taipei is not just a place where people go and gawk at the latest gadgets, contraptions and ideas by some of the country’s most creative minds — though some of the offerings seem pretty cool, including a Tesla Coil demonstration, a homemade Iron Man and a virtual reality escape room using Google Cardboard.
A number of competitions will be taking place throughout the day, as makers channel their inner whimsy at a “useless, fun and original (UFO)” invention contest, automatic vehicles race to make their way through mazes and robots, tanks and planes duke it out in a possibly-epic battle.
You will also get to see products by fledgling inventors as the fair also contains a student section.
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Originally conceived in California in 2006, this is the eighth Maker Faire in Taiwan since 2013, with past events hosted in Taipei, Tainan, Hsinchu and Taichung.
■ Maker Faire Taipei 2016 takes place from 10am to 7pm tomorrow and Sunday at National Taiwan Science Education Center (國立臺灣科學教育館), 189, Shishang Rd, Taipei City (台北市士商路189號). Admission is Free.
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