Learning Spaces
Behind the Scenes of a Makerspace
The Rutgers University Makerspace has become a hub of creativity on campus. Hereâs how it manages operations, equipment, projects and more.
Four years ago, Rutgers University in New Jersey opened the Rutgers Makerspace — a place where students, faculty, staff and other members of the community can learn to use equipment such as 3D scanners and printers, laser cutters, cutting and milling machines, electronics, and power and hand tools, for both university-related and personal projects. Here’s how the space has evolved into a bustling hub of creativity on campus.
How the Makerspace Operates
Rick Anderson, co-director of the Rutgers Makerspace, had previously co-founded the community hackerspace Fubar Labs before the university recruited him to…
