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Dean Kamen\ Dean Kamen's Robotic "Luke" Arm
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Video duration: 335 seconds

Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action.
Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders
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Video duration: 186 seconds

It's everyone's favorite droid! IEEE Spectrum talked with R2-D2 builder Steve Simmons at Maker Faire to find out how the Star Wars droids work. (For more, check out http://www.artoo-det oo.net/)
Maker Faire 2008: Guitar Zeros Maker Faire 2008: Guitar Zeros
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Video duration: 367 seconds

The Guitar Zeros use Guitar Hero controllers to produce a range of synthesized sounds.
Maker Faire 2008: Microfiche MIDI Controller Maker Faire 2008: Microfiche MIDI Controller
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Video duration: 112 seconds

IEEE Spectrum caught up with Andrew Turley, who had turned an archival tool into a musical instrument. Using a simple photodiode, the keyboard plays notes based on how light the center of the screen is.
Maker Faire 2008: Voxhead, the Babbling Robot Maker Faire 2008: Voxhead, the Babbling Robot
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Video duration: 204 seconds

Anyone can hook up a speaker to make a robot talk, but Mike Brady wants his Voxhead to use it's own vocal cavity. What's more, he really made Voxhead to explore learning, so the bot has to listen to itself to correct its speech (which, at this point, is more like singing).
For more info, visit http://www.fluidbase .com/mike/projects/V oxHead
CES 2008: First \"Works with iPhone\" Speaker System CES 2008: First "Works with iPhone" Speaker System
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Video duration: 103 seconds

At Digital Experience! (the CES pre-show), IEEE Spectrum stopped by the Altec Lansing booth to check out the first dock/speaker system designed specifically for the iPhone. Not only does it shield GSM radiation, it pauses the music when you get a call.
Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots
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Video duration: 92 seconds

IEEE Spectrum looked around Maker Faire for some of the coolest projects. These mouse robots follow a beam of light and have bump-sensing whiskers and tails.
Maker Faire: Life Size Mouse Trap Maker Faire: Life Size Mouse Trap
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Video duration: 183 seconds

It's hard enough to get the mouse trap to work right in the board game, but the San Francisco crew at Maker Faire managed to pull it off on a human scale several times over the weekend. The rig apparently took 10 years to build.