The Fab Academy
2013 Schedule

  • principles and practices, project management (Jan 23)
  • computer-aided design (Jan 30)
  • computer-controlled cutting (Feb 6)
  • electronics production (Feb 13)
  • 3D scanning and printing (Feb 20)
  • electronics design (Feb 27)
  • molding and casting (Mar 6)
  • embedded programming (Mar 13)
  • computer-controlled machining (Mar 20)
  • input devices (Mar 27)
  • composites (Apr 3)
  • interface and application programming (Apr 10)
  • output devices (Apr 17)
  • networking and communications (Apr 24)
  • mechanical design, machine design (May 1)
  • applications and implications (May 8)
  • invention, intellectual property, and income (May 15)
  • project development (May 22)
  • final project presentations (May 29)

    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). Global lab sections will be held on Fridays at 8:00 GMT and at 14:00 on the East Coast, with local lab sections scheduled on Mondays.