The Fab Academy
2012 Schedule

  • boot camp (Jan 9-18)
  • principles and practices (Jan 18)
  • project management (Jan 25)
  • computer-aided design (Feb 1):
  • computer-controlled cutting (Feb 8)
  • electronics production (Feb 15)
  • computer-controlled machining (Feb 22)
  • electronics design (Feb 29)
  • molding and casting composites (Mar 7)
  • embedded programming (Mar 14)
  • 3D scanning and printing (Mar 21)
  • input devices (Mar 28)
  • interface and application programming (Apr 4)
  • output devices (Apr 11)
  • mechanical design (Apr 18)
  • networking and communications (Apr 25)
  • machine design Wed (May 2)
  • applications and implications (May 9)
  • invention, intellectual property, and income (May 16)
  • project development (May 23)
  • final project presentations (May 30)

    Global lectures happen on Wednesdays at 9:00 on the US East Coast (ranging from 6:00 on the West Coast to 23:00 in Japan), with lab sections at the same time on Mondays and Fridays.