10,000 Miles in a Velcro-Covered Truck? WTF? Jason Chua and Daniel Makoski at TEDxSanDiego 2013

A Truck Wrapped In Velcro Delivers Tech Inspiration Coast-to-Coast
Carrying with them the notion that people are much more than just consumers of tech devices-that we are all in some way makers, thinkers and inventors-they wanted to see what people could come up with if given the tools to create. They built a smartphone "maker truck", co-designed with a group of 20 students from L.A.'s Art Center College for Design. Wrapped with 4,000 linear feet of Velcro, loaded with industrial 3-D printers, laser cutters and hackable phone components, they set off on a six-month, coast-to-coast journey covering 12,683 miles and seemingly as many minds in a series of make-fests. Dubbed the MAKEwithMOTO project, their "maker truck" is one of a handful of mobile labs that empower people to make, create, ideate and invent -- typically via technology, and ultimately asks the question, What would you create if the world were your team?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

[@nangfajairai1]

so exciting!

[@adasnoopify]

Really enjoyed this :) you should come to Australia, plenty of innovative people here!

[@queuesnake704]

1:42 (Jaw drops)

[@TranscenDaMental]

I still don't want to be a tool...but you can, lol! Great talk though XD

[@queuesnake704]

Rotocoder and Emulu Micro Controller

[@KevinWheat]

***** very glad to be part of Project Ara! The portable eye diagnostic device, at ruclips.net/video/aSSuIceLP2g/видео.htmlm10s , is very exciting for me personally!