PROVIDENCE – For their October meetup, Providence Geeks will host the Rhode Island Mobile Maker Lab, a project of the IYRS School of Technology & Trades in Newport, to provide access to the latest in advanced manufacturing and automation technologies for students, educators and manufacturers.
IYRS began work on the Mobile Maker Lab in 2016 after receiving a $75,290 industry cluster grant from Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and R.I. Commerce Corp. The lab, built inside a 28-foot trailer, comes equipped with high-tech maker tools, such as laser cutters, 3-D printers, computer-aided design workstations, CNC routers, and hand and power tools.
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Other collaborators on the Mobile Maker Lab include Polaris MEP, Rhode Island College and the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
Seth Wiseman, the lab’s designer and development manager, will join the Providence Geeks this month to share the lab’s story from origins through execution, as well as the future of the project.
The October meetup will take place at AS220 in Providence on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with Wiseman’s presentation scheduled to begin at 6:30. The event is free, but attendees buy their own food and drink.
For more information or to RSVP, visit the event’s Facebook page.
Galen Auer is a PBN contributing writer. Email galen.auer@gmail.com or follow on Twitter at @PBNAuer.
