Build prototypes, learn new skills, explore madcap ideas, and get advice and encouragement—the Edgerton Center is the place where mind and hand come together.
Student Programs
Providing training and support for MIT students via machine and fabrication shops, classes, clubs, and teams.
Engineering the Motorsports race car
K-12 Education
Hands-on science and engineering challenges to inspire K-12 students and train educators to bring these lessons into your own classrooms.
Building a Lego race car
High-speed Imaging
Carrying on the legacy of Doc Edgerton by providing MIT and other professionals with expertise in high-speed and scientific imaging.
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What's New

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Edgerton Center Celebrates 20 Years of MIT Motorsports Team
On November 18th, 2021, The Edgerton Center celebrated 20 Years of the MIT Motorsports team with a virtual reunion. Moderated by current team captain Valeriia Tyshchenko ’23, over 50 students and alumni joined together to reminisce over the team — noting that the team is now older than some of its members.
Engineering Design Workshops Provide a Taste of MIT
When Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) at MIT was canceled last spring due to Covid-19, the Admissions Office looked to the Edgerton Center for creative ways to provide admitted students a taste of MIT remotely.
Exploring Natural Creativity at the Edgerton Center
Curiosity is one character trait MIT students share. One Edgerton Center seminar helps students explore their natural creativity in unexpected ways. EC.050/090, “Re-create Experiments From History: Inform the Future from the Past” is open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Using the re-creation of famous historical experiments as a springboard, this course combines history, science, art, indigenous studies, and reflections on personal experiences.
Playing with proteins

At the MIT Edgerton Center, educators are quietly transforming the way biology is taught in schools. Read the full article on MIT News.