Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar

SAN MATEO, Calif.—Now in its tenth year, Maker Faire has grown to a huge, weekend-long event. While there are projects and companies of all shapes and sizes, MegaBots' demo of its giant fighting robot was clearly the highlight. The organizers had it fire huge paintballs at a car to demonstrate its capabilities. They added that within a few years, they would like to organize full-scale battles between these MechWarrior-style machines in real stadiums, complete with human pilots and spectators. (See some of them in action below.)

There were a few other neat examples of robots and related startups on display this weekend, and the gallery above contains some highlights like an old Apple IIe and Raspberry Pi game consoles. If interested and near the Bay Area, the event continues today.

The MegaBots in action.

Listing image by Cyrus Farivar