MIT Maker Culture
Making is at the heart of MIT. It’s how students test ideas, learn new skills, and bring abstract concepts into the real world. The culture of making here is expansive—spanning classrooms, dorm rooms, labs, and everything in between.
We support and amplify this culture through MAD Making, our hub for hands-on design and fabrication. Formerly known as Project Manus, MAD Making connects students with tools, training, and spaces for prototyping, experimentation, and discovery.
Where to Make
MIT’s campus is home to a wide range of makerspaces—from machine shops and electronics labs to spaces for textiles, robotics, and environmental prototyping. MAD-affiliated spaces are open to students from all backgrounds and disciplines.
Explore our Labs & Facilities
Find a space that fits your project
Learn, Train, Build
make.mit.edu is the central resource for accessing MIT’s network of over 35 makerspaces. It provides information on available tools, safety trainings, and certification requirements across campus.
The MIT Makersystem includes spaces for general making, course work, research, entrepreneurship, and creative exploration. Facilities support a wide range of processes—including metalworking, woodworking, micro/nano fabrication, biomaking, and more—and offer tools from hand saws and belt sanders to 3D printers and oscilloscopes.
Check out our "MAKE" portal
MAD Making
Through MAD Making, we host workshops, support course-based fabrication, personal projects, and maintain a growing network of instructors, makerspace managers, and mentors. Our goal is to lower barriers, expand access, and help students make with confidence.
