The Fab Academy
2027 Schedule

Nov 11: open labs
Jan 11-15: instructor bootcamp
Jan 18,19: student bootcamp
Jan 20: principles and practices, presentations, introductions (video), project management (video, review)
Jan 22 recitation: version control (video)
Jan 27: computer-aided design (video, review)
Feb 03: computer-controlled cutting (video, review)
Feb 08 recitation: programming and debugging (video)
Feb 10: embedded programming (video, review)
Feb 17: 3D scanning and printing (video, review)
Feb 22 recitation: AI (video)
Feb 24: electronics design, first review (video, review)
Mar 03: computer-controlled machining (video, review)
Mar 08 recitation: sustainability (video)
Mar 10: electronics production (video, review)
Mar 17: mechanical design, machine design (video, review)
Mar 22 recitation: machine building (video)
Mar 24: break
Mar 31: input devices (video, review)
Apr 07: output devices (video, review)
Apr 12 recitation: fab ecosystem (video)
Apr 14: molding and casting (video, review)
Apr 21: networking and communications (video, review)
Apr 26 recitation: education (video)
Apr 28: interface and application programming (video, review)
May 05: wildcard week (video, review)
May 10 recitation: Fab All-In (video)
May 12: system integration (video, review)
May 19: applications and implications, project development (video, review)
May 24 recitation: start-ups (video)
May 26: invention, intellectual property, and income (video)
Jun 07-11: final project presentations(8,9,10,11,12)
Aug 01-07: FAB27

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). Verify the time in your area using timeanddate.com. On 8th March 2026, clocks in US East coast move forward one hour, check how affects you! Then on March 29th, 2026, majority of Europe starts DST.

Recitations happen on Mondays at the same hour, and global lab sections and regional reviews are scheduled throughout the week.

Link to download the schedule.ics for your calendar to come.