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Fab Cafe: A New Idea from Tokyo
I recently heard about a new “Fab” idea from Tokyo: the Fab Cafe. Think Internet Cafe with a laser cutter and a 3D printer (and latte!) A traditional Fab Lab frequently has the air of an engineering...
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Making Spaces in the UK
I have made a map of every Fab Lab, Makerspace, Hackerspace and other similar space where you can go and make things, in the UK. If you click on the markers you will get information about that space....
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A Fab Lab in a Wiki House?
I recently spent a weekend talking non-stop to an architect and Fab Lab enthusiast. He introduced me to the idea of the Wiki House: WikiHouse is an open source construction set. The aim is to allow...
View ArticleValldaura Sustainability Green Fab Lab
While we were in Barcelona recently, visiting the IAAC Barcelona Fab Lab, we also visited (actually, we stayed there) the Valldaura Green Fab Lab and Sustainable Living Research hub in the Collserola...
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Computing for the Terrified, and for the Merely Perplexed
Are you a teacher, maybe worrying that technology passes you by, especially in an age where there is so much attention being placed on STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths? Many people...
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Bene Ficial, our new Animatronic
This is Mr Bene Ficial, our new Animatronic from the Animatronic Shop in Orlando. At least, it’s most of Bene … he’s a little slack-jawed at the moment as his jaw servo is on the research bench as we...
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Hacking Our Brains
Have you ever wanted to look inside your head, to see what’s happening? Brain waves Because I have, ever since I first heard about the benefits of meditating, way back in 1974, and I started to read...
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Introducing the Spitfire Fab Lab in Eastleigh
Model of the K5054 Spitfire prototype, first flown at Eastleigh aerodrome in March 1936 The picture on the right is of a model of the first prototype Spitfire, which flew at Eastleigh aerodrome in...
View ArticleOpen Source Fab Lab Equipment Set
Probably the most important parts of the Fab Lab philosophy are the idea of Open Source, and the idea of “Making”. These ideas are often brought together with the idea of a set of Open Source designs...
View ArticleAt last I’m getting a handle on Sketchup!
I’ve had a mental block about Sketchup for some time, but I think I’m getting the hang of it! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXipT1fPezY Here’s a short video I made to help people get over the blocks that I...
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