Available Services
Services requiring additional information:
Services requiring additional information:
Digital Fabrication
Consultations and trainings on how to physicalize a virtual object
Offer training on how to operate a variety of 3D printers, CAD and 3D model acquisition
Available one-on-one, as a workshop for a class, or at table or speaking events
Offer training on building and maintaining 3D printers: FDM and SLA and Binder Jet
Consultations on post processing of 3D prints
Can connect to outside vendors for different materials and geometries
Can facilitate full color prints on Zcorp printer for proteins or complex chemicals:
Anything rendered by a molecular visualizer: PyMol, Chimera, etc.
Also available to copy objects for archeology, preservation, etc.
Alternative machine inputs and interactions
Support and consultations on touch and gesture inputs use and implementation
Support of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) devices including OpenBCI and Muse
Virtual, Mixed, and Augmented Reality
Consultations and trainings on Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality implementation
Support use of Head Mounted Displays, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality devices
Unity / Unreal dev and training
Custom Computer Hardware
Consultations and trainings on Custom PC hardware Specs, builds, mods and upgrades
Supports basic connectivity on Raspberry Pi Linux system builds
Drone Support: Pilots As A Service
We will provide FAA certified pilots for drone projects, file flight plans, add appropriate insurance, and operate the vehicle
Also available to prototype custom flying robots for specific research or academic uses
Laser Cutting as a service
Will consult on designs and cut them using Adobe Illustrator
Run cuts on Epilogue Mini 45W or Glowforge 40W
Training in CAD tools
TinkerCad
OnShape
Fusion360
Solidworks
Blender
Supported, no Training
OpenScan
Antimony
Rhino
Training in CAM tools
Slimplify3D,
Cura
Adobe Illustrator Lasercut workflow
Z-print
A place 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.
Embedded systems / IOT
Microcontrollers - Arduino, Raspberry Pi, beaglebone, mbed
Shields/Hats/Tops, sensors, actuators
Protocols, electronics troubleshootings, circuit analysis, hardware hacking
Robotics
Actuation, machine vision, indoor/outdoor localization
Drones, ground vehicles, underwater?, telepresence?
Sensor Data
Distributed systems/cluster computing
Pi Cluster, commodity hardware cluster: both processor and distributed storage w/ failover
computer hardware, Operating systems
Data collection, Data analysis, Databases and data redundancy
Data display
multi-monitor display, visualization tools, data over time, alert notifications
Projection mapping?
Simulation
Materials testing, Fluid dynamics, Navigation / SLAM
Workshops/Guides
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.
Electronics
soldering training
Dozuki guides, github code
Class support
What types of classes and what types of sessions in those classes?
Pito - COSI 119A 1 Autonomous Robotics Lab
Ian - BUS 295G Digital Fabrication with Robotics
Jordan, distributed?, machine learning?
Club hosting
Robotics, Aviation, Bitmap
TEI
large scale text analysis
Mapping projects
GIS, photogrammetry, map data, Word Cloud, Heat Maps
Machine Learning
Google Tensorflow
3D Scanning
Consultations and trainings on how to virtualize a physical object
Macro Studio Object Photography
Offer training on how to operate photogrammetry software and Handheld 3D scanners
Will support 3D scanning of objects small to large for research and academic applications
including digitizing real world Objects, Spaces, Buildings, or whole
Environments: from a tiny-bug-scale to all of campus
Available for specialized hardware consultations
What Laptop, Desktop, Server, Tablet, 3D printer, Camera, or Phone to buy
Server (compute or storage) specification and Vendor negotiation for a described need
Desktop specification and configuration based on a described need
Raspberry Pi or Arduino use based on a described need
Custom cabling or specialized computer hardware based on a described need
Loaner equipment for Researchers
Most MakerLab Equipment can be negotiated for a loan
Floppy drives, usb DVD drives, USB wifi, USB ethernet, USB video cards
Leap Motion, Oculus Rift, Kinects, Google Cardboard, Muse headband, 3D printers
Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other embedded systems cables, shields and accessories
Molecular models
Software configuration for instrument machines that require specialized software
We will build out custom Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems
Will troubleshoot problems with specialized software or instrument machines
We can create documentation on how to install, and use a custom configuration
We will contact the vendor directly and negotiate the solution
Specialized software needs
Instrument machine troubleshooting and diagnosis
Touch and gesture inputs
Multi-screen environments
Projection Mapping or CAVEs
VMware installs for Windows software on a Mac
Bootcamp installs for more demanding windows software on a Mac
Best effort support of all Legacy software and environments
Available for custom 3D design and printing everything from brackets to full prototypes
Useful, ready to go objects as needed by researchers
Available for custom 2D design and Branding consultations for web and print
Available for Lasercut design training
Consultations and Brainstorms on Branding and Logo Design
Will connect users to resources, but not do design as a service
Will help build design literacy
Demos
Tabling for events
Hackathon planning
Workshops, talks and presentations
The Art of the Pitch: from elevator to pitch deck
MakerLab intro and overview: What tools we have, and how you can use them
3D Printing training
3D Printer training - specifically how one model works
3D Scanning Training
Soldering Training
How to build a Custom PC
Intro to Troubleshooting Theory: Systematic Fault Isolation
Intro to Unity3D world building
Design Thinking Activity
How Racing Drones work
How to get your FAA 107 Pilot’s License
Maker Movement Applications in the Medical Field