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Edgerton Center Clubs & Teams Showcase Dazzles & Delights

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April 10, 2026

Eighteen student teams celebrate a year of extraordinary engineering achievements at the Edgerton Center's Annual Clubs & Teams Showcase
Cultivating Curiosity through Collaboration: MIT Edgerton Center visits Bayan Gardens School

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April 9, 2026

During this IAP while the Edgerton Center was bustling with hands-on creative activities, a team of Edgerton affiliates found themselves thousands of miles from the Makerspace.
MIT Edgerton Center co-leads hackathon to tackle real-world challenges in Ukraine

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March 27, 2026

A four-week hackathon, Build for Ukraine 2.0, brought MIT students and Ukrainian collaborators into a shared innovation environment where power outages, air-raid alerts, and subzero temperatures were part of the daily reality of teamwork.
Building Community through Making

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February 11, 2026

The MIT community gathers at the Edgerton Center to express, create, and connect.
Veritasium Spotlights the Edgerton Center

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February 4, 2026

One of YouTube's most popular science channels highlights the work of Doc Edgerton
Creativity Soars at Engineering Design Workshop

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August 19, 2025

What happens when the Edgerton Center welcomes rising 9th through 12th grade students to spend a month in the Student Project Lab?

Students collaborate on an electronics project in the 4-409 Makerspace

Spotlight on Student Shops

Learn about our Shops & Makerspaces

Make It Here

Whether you're prototyping in cardboard or precision machining, the Edgerton Center has resources to support projects of all kinds.

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