About Us:
The Invention Studio is student-run design-build-play space open to all Georgia Tech students. It is staffed by the Undergraduate Lab Instructors, student volunteers who are always on hand to train you and help with your projects. Use of the studio is free, and all majors and years are welcome.
Studio Open Hours
Monday–Thursday 10A–7P
Friday 10A–5PClosings
We will close at 5P on Friday April 26th for the end of the semester. We will reopen on Monday, May 20th at reduced capacity, and be fully open for regular hours Monday, May 27th.Makers Monday
6P in the Makers Lounge. Stop by our weekly meeting to learn about how the Studio can help you!Location
The Studio is on the second floor of the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC).
Click on the map for directions.
Student Projects Archive
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Back from Fighting Robots
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsGuess who just got back from Robot Battles at Geek Media Expo (GMX) Vol IV? A group of us Makers have been working nonstop on vicious battle bots for weeks,... -
Streamlined electric scooter built by ULIs over spring break.
Posted on March 27, 2012 | No CommentsULIs Jamison Go, Xo Wang, and Aaron Fan joined Charles Guan and the MITERS at MIT to build a neat electric scooter over Spring Break. It was featured on MAKE.... -
Pythagoras, a Delta Robot that Draws
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No CommentsUndergraduate Lab Instructor Aaron Fan was featured on the Make blog last month for his work on a drawing robot named Pythagoras. It can take in vector or raster images and... -
ULI Eric Weinhoffer designed Laser-Cut Gear Coasters
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsULI Eric Weinhoffer designed a set of Gear-shaped coasters in AutoCAD, and cut them out in wood on the Studio’s Trotec Laser Cutter. His Coasters were also featured on the... -
Xo Wang, Jamison Go, and Aaron Fan create a motorized, self-balancing skateboard.
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsXo, Jamison, and Aaron entered their self-balancing skateboard, the Velociryder, into the Inventure Prize 2011 Competition. The team used the Invention Studio’s resources and their mechanical and electrical skills to... -
Cataract Surgical Instrument Wins Capstone Design Expo
Posted on August 27, 2009 | No CommentsA team of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering seniors who developed a surgical instrument thatperforms the most difficult step of cataract surgery won first prize at this year’s Mechanical Engineering...