Maker Faire Yearbook 2023
Projects
Found 116 Results
PlasticDrawn
Faire: Rome
Maker: Martino Colucci
PLASTICDRAWN is a project that, with the help of 3D FDM printing, aims to raise awareness of the recycling of plastic packaging such as bottles and webbing. They are a frequent problem at organised events (such as trade fairs) and in logistical packaging operations (increasingly frequent nowadays), respectively.
The aim is to put into action the process of realising the idea at the fair, in a kind of performance that raises awareness of recycling, presented as a real opportunity to make products, easily visible to the public present.
NAO & SMART FOOD CONSERVATION SYSTEM (NAO&SFCS)
Faire: Rome
Maker: I.I.S. "G. Marconi"
The Project, through the use of cutting-edge technologies in the IoT and AI sector, allows automatic and continuous monitoring of food quality through a digital olfactory system using gas sensors for the measurement of particular aromatic compounds.
The system integrates a subsystem for monitoring the expiry dates of packaged products using a barcode and QR scanner.
Thanks to the integration with the humanoid robot NAO, it will perform the function of technical support thanks to the vocal synthesis for the reproduction of the messages shown on the display.
Rcoffee
Faire: Rome
Maker: Rcoffee S.r.l.
Rcoffee S.r.l is an innovative start-up company and the object of the activity is the transformation of used coffee grounds into pellets, we will also be able to recycle coffee grounds from plastic and aluminium capsules, thus also allowing the proper recycling of these materials. We have already realised the product and provided samples to our consumers. The team consists of three university students: Arash Moazenchi (CEO) student of
Economics student; Matteo Villani (CFO) Law student; Marco Oliva (COO)Economics student.
Contenitore Unico di Identita Digitale
Faire: Rome
Maker: One Network Technology S.r.l.
Idea
One Network Technology is an Italian company that is dedicated to the interactive promotion of Italian products in the world, through eco-sustainable initiatives, with the mission of offering innovative solutions based on the simplest form of business digitalization: Augmented Reality, 3D technology and NFC sharing. Our unique product aims to optimize the economic results of companies, while safeguarding the environmental heritage.
Our mission is to offer an innovative and unique solution for the digitalization of SMEs that integrates Augmented Reality, 3D technology and NFC (Near Field Communication) sharing, which can transform the user experience forever.
Innovative Purpose With our technology, we can create virtual objects and interactive communications, using Augmented Reality to insert them into the real context and make the experience more engaging and immersive thanks to 3D vision. NFC allows digital transfer of information and product certifications in a simple and secure way. This technology can be applied to various purposes, such as content sharing, promotion of personal activities or updating of points of sale. Our solution represents a new way of interacting with the surrounding world, which stimulates interest in specific areas or products and improves the user experience.
Board: Project Manager 1 Web Developer 1 Senior Developer 1 Copywriter 1 Communication Manager 1 President of the Study Center 1 Graphic and Videomaker Team 4 Communication Consultants Team Certified by our Study Center 17 Secretariat 2 Our company is driven by innovation and the evolution of communication. We believe that our true value is what you can appreciate in person. For this reason, we do not consider it relevant to communicate to you the identity of our team, but rather to show you the result of our work. We thank you for your understanding.
Scaling Up To assess the market potential of our solution, we used the model that allows us to estimate the total demand, the reachable segment and the obtainable share for our product or service. In addition, we analyzed the following variables that influence our ability to penetrate the market and generate value: • Market need: the degree of need or desire that customers have for our solution and its differentiation from existing alternatives we have discovered that there is no company on the market that could be evaluated today as a true competitor. • Product-market fit: the level of adherence between the features and benefits of our solution and the needs and expectations of customers. • N° of active POCs: the number of proof of concept (Prof of Concept) that we have started with potential customers to demonstrate the validity and effectiveness of our solution was quite reduced as the product is easily adaptable to any type of product. • N° of converted POCs: the number of proof of concept that have turned into contracts or actual orders from customers exceeds 90% of the value of proposals. • N° of active customers: we decided to give the opportunity to a small number of customers who were allowed to use our solution regularly and are satisfied with it, especially because we selected some particular products brought to market by small emerging companies as seen from presentation we sent. • N° of potential active customers: The number of potential customers who have expressed interest in our solution and are in contact with our sales group are unquantifiable since the product is an integral part of Bado’s Voucher 4.0
glimoire – gioielli d’altri tempi
Faire: Rome
Maker: Marco Magliozzi
Glimoire® creations are born from the passion for objects from the past. The processing takes place in several stages, with the use of semi-precious metals and specific techniques of craftsmanship.
CYCLED YOU
Faire: Rome
Maker: cycled
CYCLED YOU transform a rubber stripe into unique belts and accessories crafted with our hands.Â
The wearer gives them an opportunity to live a new eternal life.Â
We work passionately on treating materials, dedicating to each product the time it deserves.Â
Each Cycled product is 100%Â Made in Italy, from raw material collection, to sewing, packing, and shipping.
â®âBy creating Belts and Accessories with our hands, we reawaken memories held within the tyre, memories of unique moments in sports and life. We work hard, inspired by our grandparents, and we are honoured to carry on the tradition of craftsmanship in a modern and relevant way.â
WHY WE DO IT
We want to do our part, making something concrete to transform a virtuous intent (give a longer life to objects protecting the environment) into reality.
We believe in sustainable production and innovation.
We want to make people aware about the necessity to protect the environment.
We want to help nature, extending the lifecycle of something existing to create new products which are cool because they respect the environment.
We want to become a reference point in the ecological up-cycling market segment.
We want to take our philosophy in the apparel and urban life-style world.
We want to build our reputation of young entrepreneurs and craftsman.
+Re Water
Faire: Rome
Maker: Innovazione e tecnologia a supporto di uno stile di vita migliore e dignitoso per tutti
L'idea si basa sui punti 6 e 7 dellâagenda 2030, ossia Garantire a tutti la disponibilità e la gestione sostenibile dellâacqua e delle strutture igienico-sanitarie e assicurare a tutti lâaccesso a sistemi di energia economici, affidabili, sostenibili e moderni. +Re Water suddivide il suo funzionamento tra le due fasi principali della giornata, durante la notte recupera acqua, deumidificando lâaria circostante; durante il dì produce energia elettrica e potabilizza lâacqua tramite una serie di filtri in carbonio attivo e lampade di tipo UV. Ma gli sprechi non sono ben visti da noi di +Re Water, ed î per questo che abbiamo scelto di aggiungere una cisterna di raccolta dellâacqua piovana, che verrà in seguito potabilizzata assieme allâacqua deumidificata. Perché scegliere il nostro progetto? Il nostro progetto offre soluzioni innovative, volte a diminuire i problemi di approvvigionamento idrico nel mondo usando solo energia fotovoltaica. +Re Water î basato su una visione a lungo termine e su una strategia di sviluppo continuo con lo scopo di adattarsi alle esigenze di ogni zona e aiutare più persone possibile.
Life Pillars
Faire: Rome
Maker: Giulia Scalzo
Our value proposition is based on a product called LIFE PILLARS: a green infrastructure that can mitigate urban heat islands. Life Pillars operates in the sustainable building sector with the aim of providing a solution that is simple to implement and has a high environmental impact to face the challenge of climate change. Our initiative focuses on various actions, including the reduction of heat islands, the promotion of biodiversity and the construction of structures capable of absorbing CO2, in order to create systems that respond to current environmental problems.
We offer customers three price ranges, each with different functionality and features. We provide a personalized assistance service that accompanies the customer at every stage of the process, we offer branding, marketing and communication services to help the company communicate the value of the project on its channels and we provide bureaucratic support.
Our clients operate mainly in the B2B market. Our first objective will be to address the large companies which, starting from 2024, will be obliged to present the sustainability report. In Italy, these companies are around 3,000, as reported by the CSEA institutional website. These companies share values such as growth, innovation, sustainability and the concept of "kaizen", i.e. the continuous improvement of company processes and performance. Furthermore, they have objectives both in terms of environmental sustainability and in terms of turnover, business and marketing. They want to have a "green" image and a solution that contributes to having a positive impact on the environment and on their business. Finally, these are companies looking for strategic partnerships in order to improve positioning, growth, acquisition of new customers and consolidation on the market.
We have identified several competitors that fill the same need for our product, both directly and indirectly. However, our solution stands out for its significant impact in effectively mitigating heat islands in urban centres, as well as the level of customization offered and the support provided to obtain the necessary certifications and achieve a sustainable balance sheet.
Specifically, our value proposition delivers a number of benefits to customers, including:
Brand positioning and recognition;
Differentiation from competitors;
Visibility, the possibility of forging partnerships and public relations;
Access to GBC-Leed certifications;
Rating of sustainability reports;
Personalized offer based on budget and needs;
Personalized support and customer assistance;
branding, marketing and communication services relating to the project;
bureaucratic support;
Objectives of the 2023 Sustainable Agenda.
PlanetART
Faire: Rome
Maker: FVA - New Media Research
PlanetART, organized by the EU-funded projects GenB and BlueMissionMed, raises public awareness on the green and blue circular economy. The stand is divided into:
1) Green economy: playful program to involve young people on the bioeconomy. Games, workshops, escape rooms, reading of the book "What’s Bioeconomy?" and exhibition of bio-based products. The stand hosts artworks by artists who use residues and biomaterials.
2) Blue economy: the public can interact with the cardboard wall "Our blue treasure", to express their connection with the sea and discover how to mitigate the pollution of seas and waters. The stand features artworks by artists who use recycled plastic collected from the sea.
Limitless Device
Faire: Rome
Maker: Limitless Device
The Limitless Device idea coming from a personal need, that of one of the two founders who, as a disabled person in a wheelchair, physiotherapist and researcher, looked for a different mobility device.
Sooner or later all of us will need some medical devices and our vision is to be able and ready to offer functionally useful devices, sustainable, technologically innovative and with an attractive design oriented to the expectations and needs of our customers.
Indeed, our vision is to get data coming from our clients, analyse them through artificial intelligence and offer products "customer based" in a e-commerce marketplace dedicated.
USE OF AI FOR THE MAPPING OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL XENBIOTIC CONTAMINATION USING TERRITORIAL MICRO-SAMPLING CARRIED OUT BY BEES
Faire: Rome
Maker: FOSAN ETS
Bees play a fundamental role in ecosystems and are present throughout the territory (at our latitude).
The bee carries out its collection and pollination activity in a radius ranging between 2 and 10 km, and is attracted only by plants and clean water, avoiding contact with any waste and/or waste material.
Every day, on average, a worker bee visits up to 7,000 flowers, fulfilling its very important role for the ecosystem.
Any xenobiotic contamination present in the materials collected by bees and derived products are representative of the contamination of the flora and surface waters of the area where the hive is located.
Fosan is starting the creation of a mapping of sentinel hives located throughout the country, in order to monitor the conditions of environmental risk from xenobiotic contamination.
The analytical data referring to the samples taken in the various "sentinel hives" are processed with AI techniques to identify level curves of xenobiotic contamination and related hotspots, and the presumed connections with human activities. With AI, the presumed correlations between the recorded anthropic activities and the levels of contamination of the hive products are identified.
MaCh3D Material Testing (r)Evolution
Faire: Rome
Maker: MaCh3D
For those transforming raw materials into final products and for materials developers, MaCh3D is a Smart Material Testing platform made of an innovative hardware allowing an easier, safer and faster testing procedure, and a cloud platform for material intelligence, enhanced by AI for processes control and materials and processes optimization.
Smart Material Testing directly at manufacturing floor will accelerate materials innovation and grow trust in new materials and applications.
MaCh3D, (r)Evolution in Material Testing!
Circular Farm la fattoria urbana circolare
Faire: Rome
Maker: Antonio Di Giovanni
Circular Farm is an urban farm, inspired by the circularity of nature.
In our circular agricultural process we produce Oyster mushrooms reusing the coffee grounds from the bars and other product like medical mushrooms, micro-vegetable, flours, eggs, worm humus and compost.
Our process is innovative, because we use a vertical systems of cultivation in the shipping containers, out of land.
In addition to the production of mushrooms, our company produces micro-vegetables and vegetables from hydroponic cultivation systems (aquaponic system) and with a synergic garden.
From the mushrooms substrate, we make a compost pile and thanks of the aerobic fermentation we produce hot water that we use in winter time for heating our greenhouse.
In our Circular Farm space we organize educational tour for schoosl, experience, workshops and training for the people that want to replicate our circular system.
Gevi
Faire: Rome
Maker: Gevi Srl
GEVI is a start-up that designs and builds wind turbines controlled by artificial intelligence. Our turbine can adapt to various sites and wind conditions, to maximise the production of clean energy. GEVI offers highly performing and highly technological turbines that allow users to significantly cut energy costs. Furthermore, thanks to the use of innovative materials, GEVI will produce completely recyclable turbines, promoting a circular and sustainable economy. GEVI's goal is to accelerate the ecological transition and replace fossil fuels.
Invaerso: design & innovazione, artigianalità e upcycling.
Faire: Rome
Maker: Invaerso di Maria Clelia Scuteri
Invaerso was born from a project by the Roman designer Maria Clelia Scuteri, who with this brand wants to tell her own design vision in the approach to design. The creative process, when free to express itself outside any conventional scheme, becomes an infinite flow of ideas, capable of making anything possible. The jewel is a pretext: the aspiration is to create Designs to wear; something that has the ability to leave its mark, that is beautiful to look at and unique to "experience", but at the same time that knows how to tell a story, and has its own compositional, formal, material and conceptual identity. It doesn't matter if fluid or straight lines, soft or rigid; it is the design approach that aims at a continuous and incessant research towards an evolutionary goal made up of experiments without "rules" understood as preconceptions.
"The only goal to strive for is the creation of something unexpected and unique, outside of what we consider ordinary".
How? Through the creation of a unique and complex supply chain , the result of a strong creative sensitivity capable of subverting traditional rules combined with the use of different production techniques set up in a system that is always different (including: traditional metal casting, 3d printing technology , upcycling of industrial materials, lost wax, the craftsmanship of filigree).
Opening Technologies for Smart Communities
Faire: Rome
Maker: WeMake S.r.l.
WeMake, fablab and makerspace in Milan, presents projects developed with different technologies and different impacts but share the same goal: to provide communities with tools and knowledge useful for the development of digital objects and services for the common good.
Specifically, WeMake was involved in research and development in the IoT projects:
- in the agricultural sector we have developed modules to save water and other resources;
- in the civil field we tested a monitoring system of a distributed network through LoRa modules;
- in the social field we have developed a wearable that helps connecting people in real life through simple non verbal communication defined by personal preferences and activities.
At Maker Faire 2023 WeMake will present three physical prototypes.
Hermes’ Friends
Faire: Rome
Maker: FONDAZIONE ITS MOBILITA' SOSTENIBILE TRASPORTI CATANIA - ACCADEMIA MEDITERRANEA DELLA LOGISTICA E DELLA MARINA MERCANTILE-
Hermes' Friends is an App designed to inform and monitor drivers engaged in loading, transporting and unloading goods services.
The App will allow you to:
-Inform companies about the real-time location of the driver
-Report any road inconveniences such as heavy traffic, accidents, works in progress
-Monitor drivers' driving and rest times
-Locate rest areas
Functions:
-Provides real-time driving directions
-Indicates places of accommodation and catering
-Be able to book and review hotels/motels and refreshment areas
The new technology will allow companies to have greater control over the work of drivers.
Restaurateurs will be able to access the application and, thanks to the reviews, will be able to adapt their menu to customer needs.
The sustainability through the student Teams of the Politecnico of Turin
Faire: Rome
Maker: Politecnico di Torino
The Politecnico di Torino presents the most important students Teams involved in sustainability, ecological aspect, low consumption, mobility, recycle, reducing environmental impact and promoting circular economy.
The Politecnico of Torino involves the students in Teams with a mission: “learning by doing” with the goal to grow up a new generation of engineers able to accept challenges and solve problems.
The main goal of the teams is a practical training of the future engineer: to design means to compromise between an idea and what is actually buildable.
The Politecnico would like to present 10 teams that from 15 years make innovation participating to international competitions and events.
The Politecnico would like to have a big space to expose theire prototype; cars, bicycle, motorcycle, boats, mobile robot, scaled airplane, recycling computer and more other.
ArtHouse Candle
Faire: Rome
Maker: Fabrizio D'Eramo
ART-HOUSE CANDLE is an innovative project about handmade candle making using modern techniques and traditional methods.
Technological tools, such as the CNC milling cutter, are used in the last phases of candle’s creation (decoration or finishing touch), in addition to the classic techniques of engraving, drawing and sculpting.
Raw materials are processed following ancient artisan techniques: the materials are melted in bain-marie, adding colours and perfumes. The basic shapes are obtained from handmade molds.
The product has some peculiarities (see the picture below) that make it stand out from other classic candles: the final fragrant wax artwork won't burn; infact it will act as a container of a smaller perfumed candle that will not only emit a pleasant scent, but also serve as a light source. Adding a small amount of water in the bowl will prevent the little candle from burning the container once it reaches the end of the wick. Doing so will preserve the wax artwork, that will last forever.
“AflaZeroUV & Aflazero”: Box UV per individuare aflatossine negli alimenti e impianto di decontaminazione. Protezione alimentare con raggi UV e trattamento per garantire sicurezza e salute.”
Faire: Rome
Maker: AFLAZERO LTD
AflaZeroUV is a device that uses ultraviolet rays to detect aflatoxins in food. The food sample is exposed to UV rays, and the detected fluorescent reaction allows for determining the presence and quantity of aflatoxins. An innovative solution for ensuring safer food. The AflaZero decontamination system is an advanced system that utilizes a specific process to remove or reduce aflatoxins in contaminated food. By applying controlled conditions of temperature and treatment time with ozone, the system ensures the destruction of aflatoxins, making the food safe for human consumption.
Life MUssel Sustainable production (re)cyCLES – Life MUSCLES
Faire: Rome
Maker: Università di Siena
The LIFE MUSCLES project aims at reducing the impact linked to the use of Polypropylene (PP) socks for mussel farming, promoting and creating an more sustainable mussel production value chain that minimise the dispersion of PP socks in the marine environment, through:
• the transition to a circular economic model within the mussel production sector in the targeted areas through the recovery and recycling of polypropylene (PP) socks used for mussels farming by providing the italian mussel farmers with a mobile Recycling Plant (300 kg/day) able to operate directly at mussel farms facilities;
• the increase in sustainability of the mussel farming sector in the targeted areas by promoting both the replacement of PP socks with ones made of biodegradable and compostable biopolymer (BP) and validating the feasibility of mechanical and organic recycling of biopolymeric (BP) socks.
• the awareness raising of key different target groups and stakeholders such as farmers, distributors and consumers, on the sustainability of mussel production sector;
• Definition and transfer of good practices to reduce the dispersion/abandonment of PP socks at sea.
Spireat un futuro sostenibile
Faire: Rome
Maker: algaria srl
the project we are presenting this year derives from the technological innovations presented in recent years and will lead to the request for a new patent, application presented in 2022. the project concerns the optimization of natural light on productions in open pond systems on the production of microalgae by improving the performance of production and returns on investment in technologies that are still not very mature, and which will also make it possible to improve the capture of CO2 which is already naturally efficient in microalgal production systems,
MEME electric mobility for an eco-sustainable Messina
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Verona Trento di Messina
IIS Verona Trento is the promoter of a project focused on sustainable mobility. Using recycled materials, the students developed an electric vehicle prototype powered by innovative batteries and equipped with prototype automation systems. The mechanical structure is obtained from a wrecked car, while the electric motor and its control system are part of a disused forklift. All the on-board electronic components consist of laboratory teaching material. The result is a vehicle with double zero impact: zero costs, zero emissions.
LAGOrà
Faire: Rome
Maker: IIS Galilei Artiglio
The LAGOrà project aims to make students passionate about science and technology starting from problems close to them and making them active protagonists of the monitoring process. In fact, the boys built instruments (control units for detecting atmospheric pollutants, pH meters, phreatimeters, handcrafted microscopes) to evaluate the state of health of Massaciuccoli Lake, and contributed to producing solutions and fundamental data for setting up campaigns of environmental remediation aimed at raising awareness among citizens and institutions, establishing a vicious circle of collaboration, citizen science and good practices.
