Keith Violette's Projects
My family and our friends the Schertle's have started Air Rocket Works LLC to provide the highest quality educational toys for hands on learning. We're even a certified supplier for NASA & ULA! We've worked with The Tech Museum of Innovation, Boston Science Museum, Explo, SEE Science Center, etc.
Wow, have we been to a lot of these!
NYC World Maker Faire 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Bay Area Maker Faire 2017
NH Maker Faire 2013-2017
Washington DC Maker Faire 2015
York Maine Mini-Maker Faire 2018
It has been my privilege to work on the LUKE arm team since 2009, and at DEKA since Sept. 2007. As most projects at DEKA are highly guarded, I can only speak about projects that are now public knowledge.
(a.k.a. "The Basement")
The quote I usually use to explain this to people is: "I'm a tool-aholic and my wife is an enabler"
Our collection of machinery and tools has grown to suit the size of the space we have available, and somewhat beyond that.
AVOID PURCHASING A GLOWFORGE LASER
This is the boat that is named after our vacuum cleaner for a very good reason...
And several other fun projects my family and I have worked on.
We tend to take family adventures at least once a year. They often combine work and play, such as our trip to NASA in Florida, our trip to San Francisco for the Bay Area Maker Faire, or our frequent trips to my parent's lake house in Maine
Mentoring Team #426, Zombie Attack Counter Task Force - a traditional FRC Team made up an of international collaboration
I sometimes get asked for advice about making, and often jump right in and help family & friends with their projects. Here are a few I have worked on recently.