Automation Lab
Students work on a DIY mechanical keyboard in the Automation Lab
The Automation Lab is a robotics and embedded systems workspace where faculty, students, staff, researchers, and other Brandeis community members can come to rapid-prototype electronic sensor data collection and actuation systems with rentable gear, step-by-step guides, and back-end equipment.
We serve all ability levels—whether you’re an electronics guru and want to test out a sensor for your research, or if you have no electronics background and want to start by taking one of our weekly “intro to soldering” trainings. We have public-facing, web-hosted getting-started guides for each sensor and actuator in our rental catalogue with links to parts and tools used as well as commented example code.