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ELECTRONIC waste is a global problem – with an interesting corollary: there’s an awful lot of computer power just sitting doing nothing in those dumps. The characters in â€ÈÙ Makers harness some of that power by inventing imaginative gadgets forged from their own clever coding and 3D printers, creating a dynamic new economy as a result.

Want a self-driving car? Use a swarm of voice-controlled robot dolls to press the pedals and steer left and right on command. Or build a radio frequency identification (RFID) system that knows where everything in your house is. Or how about a robotic theme park ride based on abandoned stair-climbing Segways?

Set against a backdrop of geek life in failed, feral suburbs of the not-too-distant future, this is not a pretty vision, but a kooky illustration of what might happen if the geeks ever have to take charge. The story has a tendency to drag at times but, falling somewhere between Stig Of The Dump, Microserfs and , it is an entertaining yarn.