Thousands of inventors, hackers, makers, and do-it-yourself enthusiasts swarmed New York City this weekend to get a taste of Maker Faire, one the planet’s biggest do-it-yourself festivals.
Organizers call their event the “greatest show (and tell) on Earth” after the hundreds of projects hauled out for display every year, from flame-and-sparkle-shooting unicorns to remote-control hammock cars.
Popular Science grabbed a camera and headed out to the New York Hall of Science -- the grounds of the festival since it landed on the East Coast in 2010 -- and documented the smorgasbord of mind-blowing projects.
The incredible innovations, like drone swarms and perpetual flight, bringing aviation into the world of tomorrow. Plus: today's greatest sci-fi writers predict the future, the science behind the summer's biggest blockbusters, a Doctor Who-themed DIY 'bot, the organs you can do without, and much more.


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It's like electronic technology, robotics, anime, gothic, fantasy, home hobbyist inventors merge in one park. Now this is so cool-able! Kudos to all the inventors!