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)

Hotplate

(2022)

Hanzo

(2022)

3D printed axis

(2022)

2021

Neo Pico

(2021)

Urumbu

(2021)

Clank / Mudstack

(2021)

MicroPanto

(2021)

Parallel Prismatic Actuator

(2021)

Urumbot

(2021)

HTMAA Demo Project

(2021)

Practical Microcontroller Primer

(2021)

2020

LUG-Capstans

(2020)

Ratchet

(2020)

Clank-LZ

(2020)

CAD Hello World

(2020)

Circuit Design Hello World

(2020)

Circuit SMT Manufacturing

(2020)

2019

Displacement Exercise

(2019)

Squidworks

(2019)

Pen Plotter

(2019)

A Axis

(2019)

Mudstick

(2019)

Platonic Gantry Design

(2019)

Little Rascal

(2019)

2018

Reich

(2018)

Claystack

(2018)

HTMSTMAA

(2018)

MPVM

(2018)

RCT Gantries

(2018)

RNDMC

(2018)

2016

Mods

(2016)

2015

Desktop Wire EDM

(2015)

Modular Robot

(2015)

Tube Carver

(2015)

2014

Cardboard Stages

(2014)

2013

Reconfigurable Stages

(2013)

2012

DIY EDM

(2012)

foldafab

(2012)

Multi Process Lathe

(2012)

Pop Fab

(2012)

Timing Belt 5 Axis

(2012)

Timing Belt Snap

(2012)

Virtual Machine Network

(2012)

2011

MTM Snap

(2011)

2010

Cast Cement CNC

(2010)

Fab in a Box

(2010)

2009

FabMate

(2009)

Foamcore CNC

(2009)

MTM AZ

(2009)

MTM LJ

(2009)

Simple Stepper

(2009)

Spindle

(2009)

2008

PCB Mill

(2008)

Parametric XY

(2008)

2006

Internet Zero

(2006)