The Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab is an open and collaborative workshop space for computer-driven innovation, design and fabrication. We enable makers of all kinds to imagine, design and create using open source software and DIY equipment. We do this by working with a local and international network to actively cultivate public engagement through community-focused art, entrepreneurship, research and education.
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We are open again!
Thu, 01/08/2015 - 20:19 — onechrisnWe are open once again. I hope you had a good holliday break!
Our regular hours are in effect and I hope to see you here
Winter Break Closings
Sun, 12/14/2014 - 16:46 — GephWe will be closed for Winter Break for several days!
Personalized Word Clock
Wed, 10/15/2014 - 07:53 — Robert McGrathAnother cool idea from Instructables--arduino clock, with personalized messages.
Great for a personalized present....
http://www.instructables.com/id/Personalised-Word-Clock/
Plans for 3D printed Quad copter
Sun, 10/12/2014 - 09:24 — Robert McGrathPossibly of interest, complete plans and instructions for " 3D Printed Quadcopter with Arduino" from Instructables.
It looks like this could be done pretty simply in the CUCFL.
Cool Project: ROBOPuppet
Sun, 10/05/2014 - 10:43 — Robert McGrathPossibly of interest: very cool robot programming methodology--use 3D printer plus arduino to make hand held model. Teach the model, then push to the real robot.
ROBOPuppet from Indiana U. Really cool!
See the web site and conference paper for details.
Anna Eilering, Giulia Franchi and Kris Hauser, “ROBOPuppet: Low-Cost, 3D Printed Miniatures for Teleoperating Full-Size Robots,” IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 2014.
Instructables Project: Cool Desk Idea
Fri, 09/19/2014 - 08:31 — Robert McGrathA cool project from Instructables: the Hanster Wheel Desk
If I had one of these, I'd want to collect data on activity (pretty easy), and use it in apps. E.g., to track activity, reinforce positive behaviors, and meter on-line activities (e.g., walk a mile to earn 30 minutes of minecraft....)
3D Pen Constuct
Tue, 09/16/2014 - 08:47 — Robert McGrathFrom Hong Kong, a "lace" dress, constructed with a "3D Pen".
This has got to be the hard way to make a dress, and I'd be surprised if it was especially comfortable to wear. (Soon, we'll have the option to print much nicer materials, I'm sure.)
September Orientation Series
Sun, 09/14/2014 - 22:31 — GephWe're happy to announce the September 2014 Fab Lab Orientation series! Join us during general open hours from 6-7:30p for activities. Those that require take-home materials will be a $5 charge per participant.
Sessions will be led by expert Fab Lab staff and the remainder of the evening will be an opportunity to work with others on similar projects. Keep an eye out for October, when we switch over to Halloween-themed events like costume design or pumpkin carving with lasers!
Not Exact Ruby, Nor Slippers, But…
Sun, 08/31/2014 - 16:08 — Robert McGrathAn interesting art work/gadget from Dominic Wilcox: “GPS Shoes“.
These shoes can be programmed to give directions, and though scarcely ruby slippers, but they may be able to take you home.
Best of all, the feature is enabled by clicking your heals, a la Dorothy. Cool!
By the way, Wilcox has a lot of other strange and interesting “inventions” in his portfolio.
Minecraft Creative Server Down
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:54 — GephFab Lab Minecraft server is down until we negotiate a solution with the University Firewall or Comcast off-site. It can be connected to locally at the Fab Lab on port 5222. It will likely be fixed by the end of next week. Sorry for the trouble!
Possibly of interest: Walk-In Origami Klaediscope!!!
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 08:51 — Robert McGrathAn awesome walk-in kaleidoscope!
From Kobe (I needed to translate the blog page), this is built as a giant origami, made of folded mirrors, inside a shipping container. The folds are fabricated by laser cutting perforations into mirrors.
(I don't think the Epilog has sufficient power to replicate this, but I'm not sure.)
Google translate says "awesome" translates to: 素晴らしい
Raspberry Pi B+ Now Out
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:00 — Geph
UIUC Bio Bots
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 10:27 — Robert McGrathYet more awesomeness out of UIUC Bioengineering. Tiny Robots! Powered by muscle tissue!
Fabbers will be interested that the structures were made using 3D printing techniques, to print out "hydrogel".
See the paper for details.
Well done, all.
Publication:
C. Cvetkovic*, R. Raman*, V. Chan, B. J. Williams, M. Tolish, P. Bajaj, M. L. Sakar, H. H. Asada, M. T. A. Saif, R. Bashir, "Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle" PNAS, 2014. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401577111. - (download PDF)
Possibly of Interest: 3D Printing and Art Works
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 10:22 — Robert McGrathA piece last week aggregated some recent art works that use 3D printing. These projects may be inspirational for Fabbers.
14 Ways 3D Printing Has Changed The Art World by Katherine Brook.
