Fab Academy Fab Academy 2026 kicks off with new faculty, global student projects, and fresh energy in digital fabrication. Explore updates, project showcases, and key lessons from the first classes.
After months of relentless learning, building, documenting, and pushing the boundaries of digital fabrication, Fab Academy 2025 has officially wrapped up its final presentations. Across five days, students from around the world showcased their final projects—each one a unique embodiment of technical mastery, personal creativity, and the power of the global Fab Lab network.
As we enter the final stretch of Fab Academy 2025, students across the globe are integrating everything they’ve learned—preparing not only for final presentations but also for the potential to turn their ideas into lasting innovations. The fourth month has been a whirlwind of technical deep-dives, inspiring recitations, and impressive project progress. Here’s a recap of everything that unfolded.
Month three of Fab Academy 2025 has proven to be one of the most ambitious and inspiring yet. As students progressed past the midpoint of the program, they were challenged to collaboratively design, build, and document machines in just one week—and they delivered with over 55 functioning machines built in Fab Labs around the world.
The second month of Fab Academy 2025 has been packed with hands-on projects, advanced techniques, and inspiring discussions. From building furniture-sized projects with CNC machines to diving into cutting-edge quantum optics and electronics production, our students continue to push the boundaries of digital fabrication. Let's take a look at the highlights from this exciting month!
In keeping with tradition, Fab Academy 2025 opened with the final presentations of students from the previous class—an opportunity to share, reflect, and celebrate together. The class of 2025 welcomed 183 students from over 50 countries, supported by 55 global nodes. And the 2024 academic cycle concluded with an impressive total of 168 graduating students!