Creative engineering, technology, science, and craft students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) received a massive boost in skills development when the University launched its first Makerspace. The launch took place at the Doornfontein Campus Library and Information Centre on Wednesday, 8 November 2017.
This new laboratory, filled with 3D printing and scanning facilities, robots (assembled by students in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment), and smart computer technologies, was opened to staff and students for the first time. The Makerspace, equipped with five 3D printers or additive manufacturing, is a physical infrastructure – with tools such as AstroPrint or OctoPrint.
Makerspace is an international concept that allows students space to think 3-dimensionally and to share thoughts, ideas, questions and projects around specific topics of interest. The…
