UC Riverside’s Creat’R Lab has served as an innovative space for students seeking to bring their creative and academic projects to life. Located in Orbach Library, the space has expanded in recent months to offer new tools for robotics and virtual reality projects.
Managed by both staff and students, the lab offers a wide range of resources, including 3D printers and workstations to support various project needs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. While the primary focus is on academic projects, library patrons can also use it for personal projects for a fee.
In September, UCR Library added a new workspace for robotics projects with the Robotics Lab, housed in a room across from the main Creat’R Lab room.
The Robotics Lab features workbenches with a variety of tools including soldering stations and supplies like microcontrollers to create items from simple circuits…