By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • To describe what a Fab Lab is and what you can do there
  • To describe how to create an object with a cnc machine
  • write and run a simple program to program a smart object
  • Explain how to go from prototype to an entrepreneurial project

Description

This MOOC is the first part of the Digital Manufacturing course.

Your Fab Labs Survival Kit: 4 Weeks to understand how digital manufacturing is revolutionizing the production of objects.

The 3D printers or laser cutters digital controls allow anyone who wishes to make their own objects. We can also program them, connect them to the internet and thus switch very quickly from an idea to a prototype to become an entrepreneur maker. In this booming sector, new professions are emerging.

Thanks to this MOOC you will understand what digital manufacturing is by pushing the door of FabLabs. Through these collaborative workshops, you will discover the technologies, methods and trades that make it possible to produce the objects of the future such as connected objects, hand prostheses, furniture and even prototypes of electric cars. We also invite you to visit the nearest Fab Lab to you.

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