The workshop has always been an important part of the Maker Faire Shenzhen. It not only offers participants a richer interactive experience, but also provides them with an opportunity to explore, learn, and interact. It enables everyone to deeply appreciate the charm of technology and broaden their horizons in innovation and technology!
Workshop 1: How to Add AI to(Almost) Anything
Speaker: Salman Faris
Time: November 16th, 10:00-12:00
Location: Chaihuo Makerspace
Workshop Content: For people who are familiar with electronics and trying to learn about AI, this focuses on how to quickly use Seeed XIAO ESP32S3 Sense and add AI into their projects.
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Workshop 2: The Radio Game
Speaker: Davide Gomba & Hendra & Jacek & Bastiaan & Robert Bogs
Time: November 16th, 13:00-15:00
Location: Chaihuo Makerspace
Workshop Content: The workshop allows two or three teams to play simultaneously in a timed challenge (estimated duration: 30-40 minutes per game) in which they will have to solve a number of quests.
To do so, teams will have to – communicate using Meshtastic technology via radios that will be provided – interact with some of the Maker Faire stands or with some actors within the fair who will give them clues – unlock (before the others) the last question At the end of the workshop, participants will have tested their teamwork skills and knowledge of Meshtastic technology.
Moreover, Jacek will present FlashESP — a web platform that allows users to build, edit, and flash Arduino projects for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards directly from a browser. It requires no locally installed Arduino IDE or software — everything runs entirely in the cloud.
The talk will demonstrate how FlashESP simplifies sharing and maintaining ESP projects by handling builds, library management, and device flashing online. It’s especially useful for educators, makers, and IoT enthusiasts who want quick, reliable deployment of example projects and workshop demos.
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Stay tuned for more upcoming events!
November 15-16, Vanke Design Commune, Nanshan, Shenzhen
Over the past 12 years, the development trajectory of Maker Faire Shenzhen can be seen as a microcosm of the development of maker culture in China.
- 2012: “Gathering Small Wisdom, Journeying through the Great Future” – This was the first Mini Maker Faire in China, with less than 1000 attendees, and was more like a gathering within a small circle. But we saw the infinite possibilities emerging from the maker community.
- 2013: The slogan was absent, and the maker community was still small. – In the OCT Creative Park, there were cross-disciplinary exchanges among different creative communities, silently laying the foundation for cultural output.
- 2014: “Innovate with China” – the event was upgraded to the Featured level for the first time, with a significant increase in scale compared to previous years, and the beginning of professional independent forums. This year, makers began to enter the public’s view.
- 2015: “Everyone is a Maker, what are you waiting for?” – This year’s Shenzhen International Maker Week became one of the largest Maker Faires in the world. This year, the concept of “maker” was elevated to a national level, and the trend of “mass innovation, mass entrepreneurship” swept across the country.
- 2016: “My World, My Creation” – As the sub-venue of the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week, the event was held for the first time in the commercial center area, experiencing unpredictable weather from typhoons to scorching heat. Many makers succeeded in your entrepreneurial endeavors this year, but it seemed like there were even more failures. The hype around entrepreneurship shifted towards rationality.
- 2017: “Makers, Go Pro” – The event took place at the university campus for the first time, focusing on Maker Pros and providing a platform for diverse innovators and makers to showcase themselves, presenting more possibilities for the growth path of makers to the entire community.
- 2018: “Co-making in the City” – The main venue of Shenzhen International Maker Week, where individuals and groups with shared visions and values gathered to showcase stories, projects, and explorations of collaboration among different communities and people.
- 2019: ” To the Heart of Community, To the Cluster of Industry” – The event was upgraded to the Maker Faire Shenzhen, attempting to attract professional audiences and focusing on pragmatic aspects such as solving the needs of industrial upgrading and co-developin. It aims to build a platform for innovation and industry dialogue and collaboration.
- 2023: “Where Are The Makers?”– Starting from our own mission and values, we aim to explore the future direction of makers and the possibilities for commercialization. Though this question does not have a definitive answer, we do hope that through this event, we can communicate and share with every one of you, finding more ideas and directions together.
2024: “Everything is AI” – This year, we brought together over 120 exhibitors from around the world, attracting nearly 1,500 professional attendees from nearly 20 countries and over 20 provinces across China. The exhibition showcased a wide range of AI application projects and hosted 10 AI hardware-themed satellite event
