Fab Lab Oita
Operates a community digital fabrication laboratory providing open-access tools like 3D printers and CNC mills to local makers and citizens.
- CEO / Founder
- Toyozumi
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Oita City Government; Institute for HyperNetwork Society
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D printing; CNC milling; Laser cutting; Vinyl cutting
Technological Advantage
Operated by the Institute for HyperNetwork Society and initiated by the Oita city government, providing a stable, public-access infrastructure for regional digital fabrication.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides open-access to digital fabrication tools including 3D printing and CNC milling for local citizens and makers, reducing the barrier to entry for hardware prototyping.
How They Differentiate
Unlike most Japanese FabLabs, it was directly initiated by local government and is situated within the Softpark IT cluster to foster synergy between makers and tech companies.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Local creators, makers, and citizens in Oita and the Kyushu region.
Industry Verticals
Education; Consumer; Industrial
Competitors
FabLab Kamakura; FabLab Tsukuba; FabLab Shibuya; FabLab Sendai; FabLab Kitakagaya; FabLab Kannai; FabLab Saga; FabLab Tottori; FabLab Hamamatsu
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
347 Facebook group members; approximately 20 regular attendees at Friday night meetings as of 2014.
Major Milestones
Founded in 2013; Opened in January 2014; Established as the 7th FabLab in Japan; First FabLab in the Kyushu region
Notable Customers
Oita Prefecture (Digital Manufacturing Human Resource Development Project); Hyper Network Society Research Institute (公益財団法人ハイパーネットワーク社会研究所); XYZprinting Japan; Factory Scientist Association (一般社団法人ファクトリーサイエンティスト協会); Oita Prefectural Art Museum (OPAM); Bungo-Ono City Library; Oita Prefectural Information Science High School; Oita AI Technology Center; Oita Prefecture Design Association; High schools in Kumamoto Prefecture