Sept. 24, 2014Updated Sept. 25, 2014, 4:27 p.m. ET
Four new high-tech lab spaces were opened in Engineering Building II as part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by President John C. Hitt on Tuesday.
The lab areas, known collectively as the Maker Space Labs, will provide students access to resources including 3-D printers, laser cutters, electronics tools and more.
“Today, we celebrate yet another notable advancement made possible by UCF’s collaboration with industry,” Hitt said. “UCF we say stands for opportunity; through these new cutting-edge lab spaces, our engineering students will have more ability than ever to go out into the world and create the innovations, solutions and products that our society needs.”
The four new areas are: the Idea Lab, a glass-walled space filled with couches, spinning chairs and tables made of dry-erase whiteboard material; the Texas Instruments…
