This year has been a weird one, that’s for sure. COVID-19 has taken its toll on all of us, even though it meant attending lectures in pajamas was acceptable. Despite the in-person hiatus, the UW …
Year: 2020
Laser Light Show
Meet Nathan, our newest FAB Fellow graduate assistant! When Nathan isn’t mentoring Makerspace staff or working towards his Electrical Engineering graduate degree, he’s exploring a few personal interest projects involving lasers and lights. You may …
Makerspace Student Staff Members Win U.S. Air Force Innovation Award
You may have seen Clayton Custer or Taylor Waddell roaming around the Makerspace in their signature black aprons. They’re both invaluable members of our staff, though they’ve been up to much more than just their …
UW Makerspace’s Virtual Workshops Brings Innovation To Your Couch
MADISON, Wis – The UW Makerspace prides itself on being a catalyst for innovation and creative thinking, so when 2020 came knocking and threatened to shut its doors, the staff knew what to do. Despite …
Battery Modules for Formula SAE Electric Car
Featured left to right: Kyle Anderson (Graduate), Louis Rigo (Senior), Jan Maroske (Senior), and Charlie Chermak (Graduate) Designing and building an electric formula race car is no easy undertaking. It requires expensive parts and …
UW-Madison Women in Engineering Conference (UWMWEC)
Last March, the Makerspace held the first-ever UW-Madison Women in Engineering Conference (UWMWEC) on campus. With the goal of educating and inspiring many generations of engineers, the event included hands-on workshops, seminars, speakers, and more, on …
Laser-Cut Space-Themed Clock
As part of the DIY Summer Program, students have been working hard creating projects of all kinds. Today, we’d like to highlight Natalie and her stellar laser-cut, space-themed clock. She designed the face using Adobe …
3D Printed, Photoresistor Light Tracker
The DIY Summer Program at the Makerspace spawned some fantastic examples of engineering ingenuity, and Zachery’s creation is no exception. For this project, Zachery created different kinds of light trackers using various photoresistors and 3D …
3D Printed, Remote-Controlled Robot
As part of the Makerspace’s DIY Summer Program, students have been hard at work creating various projects to flex their engineering muscles. Check out Sebastian and his 3D printed, remote-controlled robot. It features a custom …
Our Backstory
The founding Madison-based team members: Jesse Darley (Delve) Brian Ellison (Midwest Prototyping) Lennon Rodgers (University of Wisconsin – Madison) It all started when the university hospital contacted me on Monday, March 16th asking if I could make 1000 …