Project Highlights

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …