Name: Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab
Uploaded: 2007-02-19T00:11:00Z
Duration: 17 min 5 s
Description: MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab

The era of digital innovation has shifted from bits to atoms, as low-cost fabrication labs empower anyone to invent real-world solutions. In one example, an eight-year-old in Ghana created electronic boards late into the night, outpacing what big companies could accomplish in days. These Fab Labs, filled with tools like laser cutters and microcontrollers, have sprung up from Boston to rural India, letting people create what they uniquely need. The next wave of progress comes not from mass production, but from unleashing local creativity and invention.

The Digital Revolution Is Over, Now We Build Our Own World

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Neil Gershenfeld: Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab