Portal:Labs
| The Labs Portal |
| Labs are the physical container for machines and the workspaces for people and projects. |
This list is user / community generated and maintained. If you don't see your lab listed here, it's because you haven't added it yet! You do not need permissions to add your lab to the list or to edit an entry. This is the place to add (coming) labs or labs that you might wonder if counts as a fablab.
Please indicate the status of your lab:
- planned
- under development
- if operational, self-assessed Fab Lab conformity rating
If you lab does not have a suitable website, you can generate an entry. Please use Category:Labs for any lab entries.
You are welcome AND ENCOURAGED to make the list better organized and more readable.
| Country | Province/State/City (as appropriate) |
Fab lab location, school affiliation, name and ideally geo coordinates |
Website and contact info | status or rating 
|
How Can I Visit? Can I stay over? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Nangarhar | Jalalabad | Fab Lab Jalalabad | AAAB+ | email to arrange |
| Austria | Vienna | Happylab - Vienna Fab Lab | http://www.happylab.at, happylab@innoc.at | AAAB | every Wednesday "Happy Evening" starting at 18:00 |
| Belgium | Gent | Timelab | http://www.timelab.org/ | BCAC | |
| Belgium | Leuven | FabLab Leuven | http://fablab-leuven.be/ | ABBA | |
| Costa Rica | Cartago | Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica | ??? | ||
| Colombia | Medellin | Fab Lab Medellin | ??? | ||
| France | Cergy-Pontoise | Fab Lab Paris / Cergy-Pontoise | http://www.laforgedespossibles.org | AABB | Opens in Sept. 2011, provides official trainings and diplomas |
| France | Toulouse | Artilect Fab Lab | ABAB | ||
| France | Vannes-le-châtel+Pantin | CERFAV European Center for Research and Training in Glass - FabLab for Glassworks | BBBC | Mon-Fri from 08:00-12:00,13:00-16:00 contact philippe.garenc@cerfav.fr for larger projects | |
| France | Nancy, Lorraine | NYBI.CC is a self-managed, non-profit organisation, membership open to anyone. location | Web: www.nybi.cc Contact association@nybi.cc | ABCB | Will official launch sept 17th 2011. Email us to arrange visit. |
| France | Nancy, Lorraine | School : ENSGSI GSI-Lab, location |
emmanuel.gilloz@ensgsi.inpl-nancy.fr | under development (will be probably CBAB at the opening) | Email to arrange visit, during school hours and school days. |
| Germany | Aachen | Fab Lab Aachen | http://fablab.rwth-aachen.de | AAAA | Operational. Opened December 2009, hosted by RWTH Aachen University. Free and open access every Tuesday, sign up for a time slot at http://fablab.rwth-aachen.de to visit, or come to the local Dorkbot meeting on the third Wednesday evening of each month. |
| Germany | Berlin | Open Design City | CBCC | ||
| Germany | Potsdam | Fab Lab Potsdam | http://www.wissenschaftsladen-potsdam.de/ | under development (integrated in the open factory werkhaus potsdam and the subculture project freiland. more information are announced via the science shop potsdam website) | |
| Germany | Bremen | FabLab Bremen Initiative | http://fablabbremen.de/ | under development | |
| Germany | Hamburg St. Pauli | Fab Lab Fabulous St. Pauli | http://fablab-hamburg.org/ | AACB | Fab Lab Initiative, currently in a temporary room. The Lab is open at least one or two days per week for everyone. The dates are announced via website/newsletter/facebook/twitter. |
| Germany | Köln | DingFabrik Köln e.V. | ??? | ||
| Germany | München | FabLab München e.V. | http://www.fablab-muenchen.de/ | BBBB | Just opened, still missing a shopbot. Open to members (anyone can join) or to the public (for a small fee) at special times (check the web site) |
| Germany | Nürnberg | Fab Lab Region Nürnberg e.V. | http://www.fablab-nuernberg.de
At the moment we can be found at Co-Working Nürnberg |
AACA | In Beta-operation with a limited but mobile Pop-up-FabLab-in-a-Box (laser cutter, vinyl cutter, t-shirt press, basic electronics). Open Lab Saturdays 14:00-20:00 (please join our mailinglist for last minute news and updates). |
| Ghana | Sekondi-Takoradi; | Takoradi Technical Institute | ??? | ||
| Hungary | Budapest | Fab Lab Budapest | http://fablabbudapest.com/ | ??? | |
| Iceland | Akranes | Fab Lab Akranes | http://fablabakranes.is/ | ??? | Mon-Fri from 08:00-12:00,13:00-16:00 contact info@fablabakranes.is for larger projects |
| Iceland | Sauðárkrókur | Fab Lab á Sauðárkróki | ??? | ||
| Iceland | Vestmannaeyjar | Innovation Center Iceland | www.fablab.is; | AAAB+ | |
| India | Ahmedabad | National Innovation Foundation | ??? | ||
| India | Delhi | Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology | ??? | ||
| India | Kanpur | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | ??? | ||
| India | Pune | COEP FAB LAB College of Engineering, Pune | ??? | ||
| Italy | Milan | FrankensteinGarage - Incubatore Provincia di Milano | http://www.frankensteingarage.it/ | BB?? | Will official launch Fall 2011. contact: info@frankensteingarage.it |
| Japan | Kamakura | FabLab Kamakura, Kanagawa | http://fablabjapan.org/kamakura/ | OPEN (saturday); | |
| Japan | Tsukuba | FPGA Cafe/ FabLab Tsukuba | http://www.fpga-cafe.com/ | OPEN (sunday); | |
| Kenya | Kisumu | ARO Fablab | http://www.fablab.co.ke/ | ??? | |
| Kenya | Nairobi | University of Nairobi | ??? | ||
| Netherlands | Amersfoort | FabLab Amersfoort | http://fablabamersfoort.nl/ | AAAA | info@fablabamersfoort.nl Stay-over: Yes. |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Waag Society | http://amsterdam.fablab.nl/ | AAAA | |
| Netherlands | Arnhem | FabLab Arnhem | http://www.fablabarnhem.nl/ | BAAA | |
| Netherlands | Eindhoven | Eindhoven | planned / under development | ||
| Netherlands | Enschede | Enschede | http://www.fablabenschede.nl/ | AABA | |
| Netherlands | FabLabTruck (mobile) | http://fablabtruck.nl/ | AAAA | ||
| Netherlands | Groningen | FabLab Groningen | http://www.fablabgroningen.nl/ | AAAA | |
| Netherlands | The Hague | CabFabLab | http://denhaag.fablab.nl/ | BAAA | |
| Netherlands | Maastricht | FabLab Zuid-Limburg | http://fablabzuidlimburg.nl/ | BAAA | |
| Netherlands | Rotterdam | Rotterdam | trox@fabfolk.com | under development | |
| Netherlands | Utrecht; | ProtoSpace | http://protospace.nl | AAAA | just drop in: every Tuesday 13.30-16.30, Thursday 9.30-16.30 |
| Norway | Hoylandet Kommune | Fab Lab Hoylandet | http://www.visitfablab.no/ | ??? | |
| Norway | Lyngen | MIT-Fablab at Solvik Gard | MIT-Fablab Norway | AAAA | just drop in! |
| Peru | Lima | Fab Lab Lima, National University of Engineering | ??? | ||
| Russia | Moscow | MHTCh FabLab | |||
| Russia | St Petersburg | St Petersburg | |||
| Spain | Barcelona | Fab Lab Bcn, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia | BAAA | ||
| Spain | Bermeo | DenokInn | ??? | ||
| Spain | Sevilla | Fab Lab Sevilla, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Universidad de Sevilla | http://htca.us.es/blogs/talleresfablab | BABB | Open monday to friday 9:00 to 15:00. Other times by appointment. (August closed). Mail and phone contact data in blog (Información tab) |
| South Africa | Bloemfontein | Central University of Technology | ??? | ||
| South Africa | Cape Town | Fab Lab at Cape Craft and Design Institute | http:/www.ccdi.org.za/ | ??? | Consultations and use of the facility by appointment. Contact productsupport@ccdi.org.za |
| South Africa | Kimberly | Northern Cape Higher Education Institute | ??? | ||
| South Africa | Potchefstroom | North West University | ??? | ||
| South Africa | Soshanguve | Fab Lab Soshanguve run by Bright Youth Council | ??? | ||
| Switzerland | Luzern | Luzern | http://luzern.fablab.ch roman.jurt <at> fablab.ch |
ABAA | free on Wed pm; open Tue 13-17, Wed 13-17, Thur 13-17h and by appointment |
| Switzerland | Neuchatel | Neuchatel | planned | ||
| Switzerland | Bern | FabLab Switzerland | planned | ||
| United Kingdom | Manchester | Fab Lab Manchester delivered by The Manufacturing Institute | AAAA | ||
| United States | California, Palo Alto | Stanford Learning FabLab | ??? | ||
| United States | California, San Diego | FabLabSD | ??? | ||
| United States | District of Columbia | MIT CBA Mobile fab lab at North Cap | ??? | ||
| United States | Florida, Sarasota | G.WIZ - The Science Museum - Faulhaber Fab Lab | ??? | ||
| United States | Florida | A2 Fab Lab, University of Florida | http://arts.ufl.edu/aafablab/ | CCCC | |
| United States | Georgia, Savannah | Savannah College of Art and Design | ??? | ||
| United States | Illinois, Chicago | (Museum of Science and Industry) | ???? | ||
| United States | Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab | mercedes dot mane at gmail dot com | AABA | Thursday 4-9 pm, Sunday 12-6 pm |
| United States | Kansas, Overland Park | Center For Advanced Professional Studies | CBAC | open during school hrs and school days | |
| United States | Maine, Deer Isle | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | http://www.haystack-mtn.org | ??? | Contact Haystack |
| United States | Maryland, Catonsville | Community College of Baltimore County - Catonsville | ??? | ||
| United States | Massachusetts, Boston | South End Technology Center | AAAA | see website for open access hours | |
| United States | Michigan, Ann Arbor | Taubman College Digital Fab Lab | ??? | ||
| United States | Michigan, Detroit | Incite Focus Fab Lab | http://www.incite-focus.org | AAAB | |
| United States | Michigan, Detroit | Mt Elliott Makerspace | http://mtelliottmakerspace.com | ??? | |
| United States | Michigan, Flint | Mott Community College Fab Lab | http://mcc.edu/FABlab | AAAB | Check with lab |
| United States | Michigan, Niles | Lake Michigan College - Bertrand Crossing Fab Lab | ??? | ||
| United States | Michigan, Southfield | makeLab (Lawrence Technological University) | http://make-lab.org | ??? | |
| United States | Minnesota, White Bear Lake | Century Community and Technical College | ??? | ||
| United States | Missouri, Kansas City | Metropolitan Community College | http://mcckc.edu/FabLab | ABCC | |
| United States | New Mexico, Albuquerque | Fablab ABQ | ??? | ||
| United States | New York, South Bronx | Sustainable South Bronx | ??? | ||
| United States | North Carolina, Durham | Fab Labs Carolinas, A project of the Piedmont Conservation Council | http://fablabscarolinas.org/ | ??? | |
| United States | Ohio, Cincinnati | University of Cincinnati DAAP Rapid Prototyping Center | ??? | ||
| United States | Ohio, Cleveland | MC2STEM HS's Mobile Lab, at the Great Lakes Science Center | [1] | ??? | |
| United States | Ohio, East Cleveland | MC2STEM High School, GE Nela Park | ??? | ||
| United States | Ohio, Elyria | Lorain County Community College | http://www.lorainccc.edu/fab | AAAA | |
| United States | Oklahoma, Tulsa | Fab Lab Tulsa | http://fablabtulsa.org/ | ??? | |
| United States | Rhode Island, Providence | AS220 | ??? | ||
| United States | Wisconsin, Appleton | Fox Valley Technical College Program Lab | http://www.fvtc.edu/fablab Steve Gallagher fablab@fvtc.edu | Open | |
| United States | Wisconsin, Oshkosh | Fox Valley Technical College Program Lab | http://www.fvtc.edu/fablab Terry Linson | Open | |
| United States | Wisconsin, Menomonie | University of Wisconsin–Stout |