Fab Academy 2026
A documentation of my 18-week journey through the principles and applications of digital fabrication at Fab Lab León.
About the program
The Fab Academy is a distributed educational model directed by Neil Gershenfeld of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms and based on MIT's rapid prototyping course: How to Make (Almost) Anything.
The Fab Academy provides instruction and supervises investigation of mechanisms, applications, and implications of digital fabrication.
Weekly assignments
Principles and practices, project management.
Completed
Computer-aided design
In progress
Computer-controlled cutting.
In progress
Embedded programming
Completed
3D scanning and printing.
In progress
Electronics design
Not started
Computer-controlled machining
Not started
Electronics production
Not started
Input devices
Not started
Output devices
Not started
Networking and communications
Not started
Mechanical design, machine design
Not started
Molding and casting
Not started
Interface and application programming
Not started
System integration
Not started
Wildcard week
Not started
Applications and implications, project development
Not started
Invention, intellectual property, and income
Not started
Final project
The final project integrates all the skills learned throughout the program into a single comprehensive project.
View final project →