Fab Academy

The Fab Academy teaches principles and applications of digital fabrication.

Initiative under KIIT-TBI Fab lab

What is a Fab Academy

Fab Academy is a distributed educational model providing a unique educational experience. At the Fab Academy, you will learn how to envision, prototype and document your ideas through many hours of hands-on experience with digital fabrication tools.

The Fab Academy is a fast paced, hands-on learning experience where students take part in various programs offered under Fab Academy.

Hands-on instruction in the labs is provided by instructors who supervise and evaluate Certificates, develop and disseminate instructional material, and assist with projects.

The Fab Academy teaches principles and applications of digital fabrication. It was developed to teach hands-on skills in fab labs, which began as an outreach project from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, and has grown into a global network of more than 500 labs. Fab Academy instruction is based on MIT’s popular rapid-prototyping course How To Make (almost) Anything, both taught by Prof. Neil Gershenfeld. It offers a distributed rather than distance educational model: students learn in local workgroups, with peers, mentors, and machines, which are then connected globally by content sharing and video for interactive classes.

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Programs Offered

  • Computer Aided Design (CAD Modeling)
  • Computer Aided Manufacturing using CNC Milling, Routing and Laser Cutting
  • 3D Scanning and Printing
  • Machine Designing
  • IoT Enabling Technologies
  • Advanced Electronics Circuit Design and Testing
  • Electronics System Design and PCB Fabrication
  • LabVIEW and PXI Based Real-Time Data Acquisition System
  • Wood Working
  • Networking and Communication
  • Project and Business Development
  • Invention, Intellectual Property and Revenue Generation Modeling