Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Fab Labs"
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*[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] | ||
Revision as of 22:17, 11 February 2007
Fab Labs (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as...
- Laser 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.
