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
Week 01
Principles and practices, project management.
Completed
Week 02
Computer-aided design
Completed
Week 03
Computer-controlled cutting.
Completed
Week 04
Embedded programming
Completed
Week 05
3D scanning and printing.
Completed
Week 06
Electronics design
Completed
Week 07
Computer-controlled machining
Completed
Week 08
Electronics Production.
Completed
Week 09
Input devices
Completed
Week 10
Output Devices
Completed
Week 11
Networking and communications
Completed
Week 12
Machine Design
Completed
Week 13
Molding & Casting
Completed
Week 14
Interface and Application Programming
In progress
Week 15
System Integration
Completed
Week 16
Wild card — machine embroidery.
Completed
Week 17
Applications and Implications
In progress
Week 18
Invention, Intellectual Property and Income.
Completed