How to Make (Almost) Anything
Description
Provides a practical hands-on introduction to digital fabrication, including CAD/CAM/CAE, NC machining, 3-D printing and scanning, molding and casting, composites, laser and waterjet cutting, PCB design and fabrication; sensors and actuators; mixed-signal instrumentation, embedded processing, and wired and wireless communications. Develops an understanding of these capabilities through projects using them individually and jointly to create functional systems.
Subject Number
4.140
Semester
Year
2026
Prerequisites
permission of instructor
Can Be Repeated for Credit
No
Thesis
No
Cancelled
No
Instructors
Instructor(s) (Non-Users)
N. Gershenfeld
D. Gilbert
A. Pennes
T.A.
Schedule
Lecture: W 1-4
Lab: R 5-7
Location
E14-633
Discipline
Credits + Level
3-9-6
G
Joint Subjects
MAS.863
6.9020