Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Fab Labs"
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*[http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69495,00.html?tw=wn_7techhead Wired article] | *[http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69495,00.html?tw=wn_7techhead Wired article] | ||
*[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393124/index.htm CNN article] | *[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393124/index.htm CNN article] | ||
| − | *[http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0465027458 ''FAB The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop] {{en}} from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication'' the book by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gershenfeld Neil Gershenfeld], head of the Center for Bits and Atoms at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology MIT] | + | *[http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0465027458 ''FAB The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop] {{en}} from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication'' the book by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gershenfeld '''Neil Gershenfeld'''], head of the Center for Bits and Atoms at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology MIT] |
Revision as of 01:40, 18 March 2007
Fab Labs (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as...
- Laser cutters, plasma cutters and water jet cutters - to cut sheet materials such as plastic and metal
- CNC machines - computer controlled mills, lathes etc
- Rapid prototyping machines - 3D layered construction
- Printed circuit board milling machines
...giving the ability within one room to create just about anything from engines to electronic devices. The concept was developed at the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT.
Seven fab labs have been set up around the world so far to give ordinary people in deprived areas access to this type of machinery to help people create machines and devices for themselves and their community.
Links
- MIT Fab lab website
- Wired article
- CNN article
- FAB The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop – from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication the book by Neil Gershenfeld, head of the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT
