Photo of the MIT Media Lab waterjet cutter at work. (Courtesy of Prof. Neil Gershenfeld and Prof. Issac Chuang.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Isaac Chuang
Prof. Neil Gershenfeld
MIT Course Number
MAS.863
As Taught In
Fall 2002
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course provides a hands-on introduction to the resources for designing and fabricating smart systems, including CAD/CAM/CAE; NC machining, 3-D printing, injection molding, laser cutting; PCB layout and fabrication; sensors and actuators; analog instrumentation; embedded digital processing; wired and wireless communications. This course also puts emphasis on learning how to use the tools as well as understand how they work.