DIY talents show off at Mini Maker Faire
Marine tanks that are capable of regulating and maintaining an ocean-like environment, an “air piano” and wearable sensors that detect colours for the colour-blind. These are just some of the science-fiction like items that were at Intel Malaysia’s booth during the Penang Mini Maker Faire (PMMF) that was held last weekend at SPICE (formerly known as PISA).
Similar to events created by Maker Media Inc, the PMMF is Malaysia’s first local Maker Faire. This faire celebrates crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and also allow ‘Makers’ to gather and share their DIY creations, host workshops, create awareness, grow the community and speard the Maker Movement.
Held for the very first time on Malaysian soil, the PMMF was brought together by Intel Malaysia, National Instruments, Penang Science Cluster, Koridor Utara Malaysia, Silterra, and Collaborative Research in Engineering Science and Techonology (CREST).
“When the opportunity arose for us to be part of the Penang Mini Maker Faire, we were on board immediately. Driving the Maker Movement through events like this is an extension of our focus on emphasising the importance of education and science education in Malaysian schools and universities,” says Chris Kelly, General Manager of Intel’s Malaysia Design Center.
Apart from the PMMF, Intel has a history of involvement with other education and Maker-related activities in the past such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and the Penang International Science Fair (PISF) which took place during the same weekend and at the same venue as the PMMF.
