2019 Vancouver Maker Fair

The 2019 Vancouver Maker fair was a hit, and so was the Sixi Robot! We spent the day interviewing attendees about what they would do with a robot arm, and we’ll use that feedback to make use-case videos.

Our booth was planned well in advance and we even brought a carpet to stand on.

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My concept for our booth at the @vanmakerfaire. Remember the #selfie #robot at the @theacademyawards.oscars ? Exactly. Tell all your #influencer #friends this is a unique #opportunity. #sixirobot #factoriolarp #robotics #photography #make #makersgonnamake #concept

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Everything technical was very smooth. The robot shipped in perfect working order and didn’t misbehave the entire day. I had a couple of software glitches, which were quickly solved by restarting the app. The venue was set up such that we had to flip our booth design and reprogram the robot for the new position. Who could have foreseen that one, right?

The venue didn’t give us any chairs for the day, but we were having too much fun to sit down.

Here’s what it looked like from the camera’s point of view. Sometimes you can see the selfie in the mirror in the selfie in the mirror in the selfie in the mirror and then it’s too small to tell what’s going on.

We felt really inspired by all the great people who came out to share and enjoy. Definitely something we’d consider doing again. Go check out your local maker fair!