North Carolina Central University has joined the Maker Movement! In collaboration with the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), NCCU opened a Fabrication Laboratory, or Fab Lab, in May 2015. A Fab Lab is a technical prototyping platform for innovation and invention. It is a place to create, play, and invent, providing stimulus for entrepreneurship
NC Central was the first HBCU with a fully operating Fab Lab registered with the Fab Foundation’s global community of researchers, makers, and innovators. The steps for digital fabrication include research and planning; drawing or rendering of the design on a computer; establishing settings for equipment to machine or print the design; simulation of the product; and, finally, producing the product.