3D Design & Additive Fabrication
Students design custom robotics brackets, gears, and sensor housings in CAD and print them on 3D printers.
2023 ARCHIVE · REVIEW PENDING
3D Printing & Digital Fabrication Integration
From Ideas to 3D Prints & Connected Sensors
3D Printing in School Labs
Student Project Exhibitions
IoT Ambient Sensing Labs
Humanoid Robot R&D Kickoff
SUPPLIED HISTORICAL NOTES
The 2023 archive
In 2023, iSpark elevated school maker spaces by integrating 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and additive manufacturing directly into student curriculums. Students learned to translate conceptual sketches into 3D models and fabricate custom mechanical enclosures, gearboxes, and robotics chassis on industrial-grade 3D printers. The curriculum expanded into IoT and connected sensors, while iSpark's engineering team initiated internal R&D on a humanoid teaching assistant under Senior Engineer & Project Manager Prathap R.
Equipped partner CoE labs with desktop 3D printers, teaching students CAD design in Tinkercad and slicing software to fabricate physical robotic components.
Mentored student teams competing in prestigious regional engineering contests, winning top accolades at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College.
Launched the Internet of Things (IoT) learning track, showing students how to log environmental sensor telemetry (temperature, humidity, light) to cloud dashboards.
Commenced initial mechanical design, actuator testing, and conversational AI architecture for the flagship iSMART humanoid teaching robot.
RECORDED TOPICS
Milestones & Initiatives Awaiting Review
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College Award
iSpark-mentored school students won awards for high-impact innovation at the college project competition.
IoT & Cloud Sensor Telemetry
Students interfaced wireless microcontrollers to transmit real-time sensor measurements over Wi-Fi.
Humanoid Robot R&D Initiative
Senior Engineer Prathap R initiated research on a humanoid teaching assistant robot.
VISUAL ARCHIVE
Photo Gallery (2023)
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Creating 3D Objects with 3D Printers
Students slicing and printing functional components for mechanical assemblies in the lab.
Project Expo Award Winners
Students proudly showcasing their futuristic builds and winning recognition from technical evaluators.
Connected IoT Prototyping
Wiring Wi-Fi enabled microcontrollers to environmental sensors on breadboards.
MEDIA REFERENCES
Explore iSpark on YouTube
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COMPANY & SOCIAL LINKS
Official Media & Community Links
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Archive sources & review status
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3D Fabrication Lab Curriculum ↗Gallery references for 3D printing and student achievements.