Every Star Wars fan dreams of having their very own, movie-accurate set of Clone Trooper armor, and UW junior Noah Williams made it happen with over 500 hours of hard work and some help from …
Project Highlights
Maker Groups Introduce New Approach to Hands-On Learning
If you were around the Makerspace pre-COVID, you may remember the multitude of workshops we offered. They were small seminars held by our very own staff and could include anything from soldering to lock-picking. Amidst …
UW Makerspace shares this year’s strangest scans
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Wisconsin Land Cover Map
We’ve seen plenty of maps throughout our time at the Makerspace, but perhaps none as creative as this! Jim Lacy, an Associate State Cartographer here at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, is using the …