About Me

Andri Sæmundsson

I'm Andri, and I reside in Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik. I currently work at Fab Lab Reykjavík but I am taking the Fab Academy through the Fab Lab in Akureyri, Iceland. My academic background is in game development and computer science. I moved to Orlando, Florida in 2010 to attend Full Sail University. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Game Art from Full Sail University in 2012, and in 2014 I earned a Master of Science in Game Design from the same institution. After finishing my education in the United States I moved back to Iceland and started developing a game alongside two programmers but when they got paying jobs I realized I needed to learn programming. So, in 2016 I began my journey through Reykjavik University´s computer science program and received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2020.

I started working at Fab Lab Reykjavik in 2021 and began working on websites and other tasks. I quickly started to learn to use all the equipment and tools and soon I was teaching other people how to use the software and equipment. I have received grants to be able to hold small workshops and classes on the software and tools used in the Fab Lab. In 2022 I took part in the Fab Challenge in Bali and that is when I realized the potential of Fab Labs and got to know the awesome Fab community. As soon as I got back from Bali I started tinkering a lot more in electronics and knew I had to get into the Fab Academy.

Fab Lab Projects before Fab Academy

Here are some of the projects I have worked on at Fab Lab Reykjavik.

Vinyl

Earthworm Jim was the first project I made at Fab Lab. After a few single layered stickers I made Tom using multiple layers.

Laser

The chessboard was my first project made from scratch in the laser. The chesspieces are cut out and stored in the board. I also made this puzzle using plexi and wood.

I created the phonestand and post-it stand in Inkscape.

3D Printing

I found a model of Megaman online and cut it into pieces and mixed it with an articulated model of Mario I found on Thingiverse. I 3d scanned my self and put my head on the body of Mario.

I also put a NFC tag inside Megaman´s head mid-print so when you put your phone on his head the Fab Lab Reykjavik website pops up on your phone.

Molding and casting

I lasercut a box in plexiglass with a rastered pattern, I then 3d printed a cylinder for the tealight and put it into the box and poured cement into the box.

Shopbot CNC milling

I created this cornhole game using the Shopbot CNC milling machine. I used our digital embroidery machine to sew in the logo, then sewed the bags filled with corn.

Electronics

This was the first electronics project I made. I had a lot of help from Haflidi a former Fab Academy student. It is a simple board with two LEDs and a button, controlled by an ATtiny45. The ATtiny can be removed and reprogrammed. I used this project in a workshop to teach beginners how to solder onto SMDs

I made this board to try out the WS2812b RGB LEDs, I got it working with my XIAO RP2040 but could not and have not had time to get it to work with an ATtiny. If you have any suggestions or tips on how to get it to work with an ATtiny please let me know.

Fab Academy Student Agreement

The Fab Academy is responsible for:
  • Teaching principles and practices of digital fabrication
  • Arranging lectures, recitations, meetings, and events for the class
  • Evaluating and providing feedback on student work
  • Offering clear standards for completing assignments
  • Certifying and archiving student progress
  • Supervising class preparation
  • Reviewing prospective students, instructors, and labs
  • Providing central staff and infrastructure for students, instructors, and labs
  • Fund-raising for costs not covered by student tuition
  • Managing and reporting on the program's finances, results, and impacts
  • Publicizing the program
  • Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
  • Encourage a diverse, accessible, and equitable community
I am a Fab Academy student, responsible for:
  • Attending class lectures and participating in reviews
  • Developing and documenting projects assigned to introduce and demonstrate skills
  • Allowing the Fab Academy to share my work (with attribution) in the class for purposes compatible with its mission
  • Honestly reporting on my work, and appropriately attributing the work of others (both human and machine)
  • Working safely
  • Leaving workspaces in the same (or better) condition than I found them
  • Participating in the upkeep of my lab
  • Ensuring that my tuition for local and central class costs is covered
  • Following locally applicable health and safety guidance
  • Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination

Signed by committing this file in my repository,

Andri Sæmundsson