Unlock your creative potential at the Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab!
Located in two buildings on the engineering campus, the Design Innovation Lab has over 25,000 square feet of makerspace facilities, expert design support, and fee-for-service fabrication, thanks to a gift from the Grainger Foundation. Each space contains millions of dollars of high-tech equipment, and many of the resources you need to bring your course, research and personal projects to life.
Our Mission
Diverse Community
A welcoming community fostering team-based collaborations; diverse in terms of gender, race & discipline
Product Design
A hub for inventing and designing new products
Peer Learning
A place where students teach and learn from other students
Student Empowerment
Empowering students to design and build on their own initiative
Open Access to Technology
Offering an expansive library of technology, equipment and tools
Hands-on Learning
Bridging the gap between theory and practice
Workshops + Events
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- December 13
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Design Innovation Lab acknowledges that our building stands on the ancestral land of the Ho-Chunk Nation, known as Teejop. The Ho-Chunk were forcibly removed by the state in 1832 following the Indian Removal Act, but many continued to return to Wisconsin despite ongoing efforts to displace them. We honor their resistance and resilience and recognize the sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other eleven First Nations in Wisconsin. This history informs our work and vision for a collaborative future. For more information, please visit: https://ho-chunknation.com