The BTU Lab is an inclusive and eclectic community makerspace facilitating projects at the intersection of art, design, engineering and architecture, while supporting Creative Technology & Design academic programs. BTU is a general workspace open to all students at CU Boulder, offering access and training to a range of tools for 3D printing, woodworking, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, textiles/sewing and much more.

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Zack Weaver
Zack Weaver
Assistant Teaching Professor • Director, BTU Lab
ATLAS Institute

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ATLAS Expo 2023: Our Biggest One Yet!

April 26, 2023

If you go Who: All are welcome What: ATLAS Expo When: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4–6p.m. Where: Roser ATLAS Center, 1125 18th St., Boulder Cost: Free! ATLAS Expo is back and, with over 120 student research projects included, it promises to be the biggest and most exciting Expo we’ve ever...

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Maker Made 2022 features work by ATLAS community

Feb. 22, 2022

A group of six artists and technologists connected to the ATLAS community contributed to BLDG 61’s Maker Made 2022, which runs through March 28 at the Boulder Public Library. Zack Weaver, who played a key role in establishing the ATLAS BTU Lab and the show’s curator, says the inspiration for Maker Made goes back to his days at Carnegie Mellon with ATLAS Director Mark Gross.

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Podcast Episode "Open Source Hardware: Makers Unite"

April 7, 2020

ATLAS BTU Lab director Alicia Gibb speaks about open source hardware on Command Line Heroes Podcast, presented by Red Hat.

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Danny Rankin to speak at next TEDx MileHigh event on Nov. 16

Oct. 24, 2019

Danny Rankin spoke at the TEDx MileHigh event, "Imagine" on November 16, 2019. Rankin directs the ATLAS Institute's Whaaat!?! Lab for game design and is a mentor at ATLAS’ BTU Lab .

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