Mission Statement: The ROVER program empowers learners to innovate and leverage technology to positively impact themselves and their communities. By fostering inclusion and collaboration, we build learning communities and develop sustainable and transferable models for hands-on STEM education.
Choose from three program formats designed to fit your curriculum needs and time constraints
Students learn digital design using 2D or 3D software and discover how computer-controlled machines work while fabricating their unique projects. Projects can be tailored to individual curriculum needs.
Students work in teams to design, prototype, and test projects. These challenges use basic making materials as well as digital fabrication machines to introduce software and hardware capabilities.
Small group, multi-day and multi-machine projects designed to impact beyond the classroom, into the school and local community. Work closely with our Education Coordinator to create custom projects.
Not sure which activity to bring to your location? Consider our most popular project workshop. Students design custom gliders, taking into account the physics and engineering that go into how to make a glider glide.
This project perfectly demonstrates our design-to-production pipeline, where students convert digital data into physical objects through applied engineering and creative problem-solving.
Industry-standard digital fabrication equipment mounted on wheeled carts, ready to transform any classroom into a dynamic maker lab.
Professional-grade FDM printers for rapid prototyping. Students design in CAD software and watch their creations come to life layer by layer.
Large computerized numerical control router for precision cutting and milling. Students learn subtractive manufacturing techniques and advanced CAM programming.
Professional laser engraving and cutting systems for detailed work on various materials including wood, acrylic, and cardboard.
Computer-aided vinyl cutting for custom graphics, signage, and heat-transfer applications.
Industry-standard design software, programming environments, and machine communication systems for complete digital fabrication workflows.
Space, setup, and partnership requirements for hosting the Mobile Fab Lab
Note: Equipment cannot be transported up and down stairs. All spaces must be accessible via ramps and elevators.
Equipment is unloaded off of the Mobile Fab Lab and a makerspace is set up at the hosting location in a classroom-sized or larger space, for the duration of the visit. All Mobile Fab Lab equipment can be unloaded into an ADA-accessible space utilizing ramps and elevators. Mobile Fab lab equipment cannot be transported up and down stairs. Setup and teardown requires up to two hours at the beginning and end of the engagement.
Contact us today to schedule the Rover for your next learning adventure. Our team will work with you to create an impactful experience tailored to your curriculum needs.
rover@tiu11.org