The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base introduced its first TechEd High School Makerspace specifically geared for students during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Edwards AFB, January 29.
“Makerspace is a modern workshop that uses technology to teach students or visitors valuable skills that allow them to build fun, interesting and gratifying projects,” said James M. Wang, program designer and Air Force ROTC student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. “It’s very similar to a traditional workshop, like a wood or metal shop, but instead of having things like chop saws, band saws or drill presses, we have things like top-of-the-line 3-D hobby printers, laser cutters, 3-D design software, electrical engineering software and really powerful tools that students can take advantage of to build whatever they want.”
The ceremony…
