Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Fab Labs"
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| − | '''Fab Labs''' (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as laser cutters, CNC machines, | + | '''Fab Labs''' (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as laser cutters, CNC machines, [[rapid prototyping machines]] and circuit board printing giving the ability within one room to create just about anything from engines to electronic devices. The concept has been developed at the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT. |
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| + | *[http://fab.cba.mit.edu. MIT Fab lab website] | ||
| + | *[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393124/index.htm CNN article] | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 7 January 2007
Fab Labs (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as laser cutters, CNC machines, rapid prototyping machines and circuit board printing giving the ability within one room to create just about anything from engines to electronic devices. The concept has been developed at the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT.
