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SUMMARY:What is a Fab Lab? - Carl Scheffler (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Carl Scheffler
DESCRIPTION:Fab labs are field laboratories that bring fabrication capabil
 ities to various parts of the world\, particularly to under served communi
 ties. Labs around the world are used for invention\, design\, craft\, tech
 nology education\, small business creation and personal expression in comm
 unities from South Africa to the north of Norway.\n\nEach lab is outfitted
  with high-precision computer controlled cutting machines\, an electronics
  workbench and manual tools. These can be used to make\n\n * small structu
 res and parts out of card board\, plywood or acrylic\,\n * circuit boards 
 with programmable micro controllers\,\n * large scale (house-sized) struct
 ures out of metal and plywood\,\n * molds for plastic or rubber parts.\n\n
 The talk will take the form of a show and tell. I'll relate some of my per
 sonal experiences in the lab\, show many photos from the past 2 years and 
 talk about Fab 4--the latest global meeting of fab lab users in Chicago.\n
 \nhttp://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cs482/fablab/\n\nhttp://www.fabfolk.c
 om/\n
LOCATION:TCM Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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