Summary of Arduino goes to Shenzhen: the Hollywood of hardware products
Summary: Arduino attended the Shenzhen Maker Faire at OCT District, invited by Seeedstudio. They engaged with the Chinese maker community, launched a Weibo account, shared Arduino materials, ran Esplora demos and workshops, and distributed goodies. Collaborators included Eric Pan, Federico Musto, Anna Kao, Maling, Terry, Zack Smith, and Guo Haoyun. Haxlr8r showcased startup-incubator work near SEG Electronics Market.
Parts used in theArduino goes to Shenzhen project:
- Esplora
- Arduino materials (Chinese translations)
- Arduino goodies and pins
Last week-end we just had a good time at the Maker Faire of Shenzhen, hosted in the wonderful OCT District.
We were invited by Eric Pan from Seeedstudio (thanks Eric for the good time!). The Maker Faire has been a priceless experience to get in touch with the chinese maker community, as well as networking with different Chinese and Chinese-based maker companies creating interesting contents & products.
We finally inaugurated our very first official Weibo account, and shared chinese materials about Arduino. You could come and play with the Esplora as well as code your very own interface, Thanks to our friend Federico Musto and Anna Kao for the help. and Maling and Terry who volunteered for us in the booth giving Arduino goodies and pins to a ton of interested chinese makers and curious. Zack Smith, working now in the HAXLR8R, joined us for some help to test his chinese language. There has been many speeches and presentations (as well as an Arduino workshop held by Guo Haoyun, the chinese translator of Getting Started With Arduino), and all of a sudden I understood I have to learn chinese (!).
The guys of Haxlr8r showed us their cool creations: Haxlr8r is a startup incubator taking cool ideas and startups from around the world and helping them developing and fine tuning their own product (solve all the puzzles in developing a project, 3 to 6 month) for production here in China. They are based closed to the world famous SEG Electronics Market, widely portrayed from Bunnie Wang in this post and from Evil Mad Scientist here.
For more detail: Arduino goes to Shenzhen: the Hollywood of hardware products
- Who invited Arduino to the Maker Faire of Shenzhen?
Arduino was invited by Eric Pan from Seeedstudio. - Where was the Maker Faire held?
The Maker Faire was hosted in the OCT District in Shenzhen. - What social account did Arduino inaugurate at the event?
Arduino inaugurated its very first official Weibo account. - Which Arduino product could attendees play with at the booth?
Attendees could come and play with the Esplora. - Who helped run the Esplora demos and interface coding?
Federico Musto and Anna Kao helped with the Esplora demos and coding. - Who volunteered at the booth handing out goodies and pins?
Maling and Terry volunteered at the booth giving Arduino goodies and pins. - Who ran an Arduino workshop at the Faire?
Guo Haoyun, the Chinese translator of Getting Started With Arduino, held an Arduino workshop. - Which incubator showcased creations and what do they do?
Haxlr8r showcased creations; they are a startup incubator helping startups develop and prepare products for production in China. - Which market is Haxlr8r located near?
Haxlr8r is based close to the SEG Electronics Market.
