Fablab Slovensko
Operates an open-access creative workshop providing digital fabrication tools including 3D printers and CNC machines for prototyping and education.
- CEO / Founder
- Jozef Vasko
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Interreg Central Europe
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D printing access; Laser cutting access; CNC milling access; Vinyl cutting; Automated sewing; Technical workshops; Consultations
Technological Advantage
Strategic integration with the Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR) provides a sustainable public-sector foundation for community prototyping and national educational reach.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides low-barrier access to industrial-grade prototyping tools and technical training, enabling users to transform digital designs into physical products through a community-driven open-source model.
How They Differentiate
Differentiates through its role as a national hub for digital fabrication education in Slovakia, supported by government scientific infrastructure and the FabLabNet Central European network.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
General public, designers, developers, artists, and students
Industry Verticals
Education; Design; Arts; Prototyping
Competitors
Happylab; MUSE FabLab
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
9 years active (2014-2023); >10,000 visitors, ~3,000 projects, ~400 workshops since inception.
Major Milestones
Launched in 2014 by STU and French Institute; Joined FabLabNet network in 2016; Reached 9-year operational milestone in 2023
Notable Customers
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR); Slovak Business Agency (SBA); Institut français in Slovakia; City of Bratislava; Slovak University of Technology (STU); Comenius University Science Park; Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU); Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Slovakia; Slovak public libraries; Red Bull; Repairably; Marius Pedersen; Institute of Circular Economics; Goethe Institute Slovakia; PIDI (mobile dog leash startup); Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies (FIIT STU)