Penn’s new 3D-printing-focused makerspace, The AddLab, opens its doors this week.
Funded in part by an anonymous $250,000 grant, the 428-square-foot space acts as an “in-house service bureau” to the entire Penn community (not just the School of Engineering and Applied Science, where it’s housed), helping people “design and create new products, specialized tools, or unique teaching aids,” said Nick Parrotta, Penn’s Coordinator of Instructional Laboratories.
Visit the AddLab, located at 33rd and Walnut Streets, on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 4-5:30 p.m.
The AddLab. (Photo by Lamont Abrams for Penn)
Even though the space’s official opening is this week, some at Penn have already been using it. We asked Parotta, who worked on last year’s award-winning “Titan Arm” project, developed by a group of Penn students, to share some of his favorite projects. Here’s what he…
