Mens et manus in the MIT History workshop
Students gain insights into early book-making technology and cultural systems by creating paper and a handset printing press from scratch.
First-ever MIT Maker Faire attracts nearly 3,000 attendees to campus
More than 100 exhibits celebrate STEAM and the fun of making.
Building hands-on instructors
Hobby Shop makes MIT’s manus tangible for visiting Singapore professors.
From Anchorage, Alaska, to 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Exposure to engineering as a teen steers freshman Sara Falcone to MIT
Junior wins inaugural campus furniture-design competition
Winning bench will be installed at the student center
New design competition gives students a chance to leave their mark on MIT
The School of Architecture + Planning, along with the MIT Hobby Shop and Campus Activities Complex, launch MADFAB (MIT's Annual Design and Fabrication Competition).
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.
Hobby Shop - Cool Tools on Dean Colombo's Beat
In Dean Chris Colombo's first Slice of MIT blog post, he describes his delight at finding that the Hobby Shop is within the Division of Student Life. Learn about some great inventions, cool tools and a new romance.
Hobby Shop project garners Popular Mechanics magazine award
Greg Schroll '08 named "Most Brilliant Innovator" for his spherical robot.