Machines That Make

The Machines That Make (MTM) project at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms is developing machines, modular machine components, end effectors, frameworks and circuits to allow rapid prototyping of rapid prototyping equipment for use in fab labs.

2024

Test Example

(2024)

2023

Simple Machine Kit

(2023)

2022

Clank!

(2022)

3D printed axis

(2022)

Hotplate

(2022)

Hanzo

(2022)

2021

Clank / Mudstack

(2021)

Urumbot

(2021)

Neo Pico

(2021)

Urumbu

(2021)

HTMAA Demo Project

(2021)

Parallel Prismatic Actuator

(2021)

Practical Microcontroller Primer

(2021)

MicroPanto

(2021)

2020

Clank-LZ

(2020)

Circuit Design Hello World

(2020)

LUG-Capstans

(2020)

CAD Hello World

(2020)

Ratchet

(2020)

Circuit SMT Manufacturing

(2020)

2019

Displacement Exercise

(2019)

Mudstick

(2019)

Pen Plotter

(2019)

Squidworks

(2019)

Little Rascal

(2019)

Platonic Gantry Design

(2019)

A Axis

(2019)

2018

MPVM

(2018)

Claystack

(2018)

Reich

(2018)

RCT Gantries

(2018)

HTMSTMAA

(2018)

RNDMC

(2018)

2016

Mods

(2016)

2015

Desktop Wire EDM

(2015)

Tube Carver

(2015)

Modular Robot

(2015)

2014

Cardboard Stages

(2014)

2013

Reconfigurable Stages

(2013)

2012

Timing Belt 5 Axis

(2012)

DIY EDM

(2012)

Pop Fab

(2012)

Multi Process Lathe

(2012)

foldafab

(2012)

Virtual Machine Network

(2012)

Timing Belt Snap

(2012)

2011

MTM Snap

(2011)

2010

Fab in a Box

(2010)

Cast Cement CNC

(2010)

2009

FabMate

(2009)

Foamcore CNC

(2009)

Simple Stepper

(2009)

MTM AZ

(2009)

MTM LJ

(2009)

Spindle

(2009)

2008

Parametric XY

(2008)

PCB Mill

(2008)

2006

Internet Zero

(2006)