Lately people have been talking a lot about makerspaces, hacking and do-it-yourself (DIY) learning online. But what happens when you combine all of these things?

You get a Fab Lab.

But what is a Fab Lab, really?

Fab Labs can be part of…Businesses and IncubatorsTechnical Training Institutes & Community CollegesMuseums and LibrariesCommunity Centers and Government OfficesUniversities and SchoolsSome are stand-alone Makerspaces

A Fab Lab is like a modern inventor’s workshop. It is a place for rapid prototyping and fabrication for iterative design. There are many Fab Labs and they all share similar tools, software and ideologies.

There are Fab Labs all over the world!

Fab Labs help people all over the world to develop and share cutting-edge technologies and ideas. They have a yearly conference and online academy.

We’ve brought knowledge from this international network to you!Originally started at MIT, there are now over 200 Fab Labs

world-wide

Modern-day inventors’ workshop

Rapid prototyping and fabrication lab

50% community + 50% university

Public Engagement at UIUC

Education, research, art and entrepreneurship

Same tools, software and ideology

Workshops and consulting

Emphasis on kids and underserved

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The Fab Lab Process