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CU Idea Forge The Idea Forge is a cross-disciplinary design and prototyping space in the Fleming Building. Everyone on campus is welcome.

The Idea Forge is a flexible, cross-disciplinary collaborative space where students can imagine, design, create, and test products and solutions to meet a range of societal and customer needs. The space includes Design Center Colorado, which supports student teams working on invention and innovation as part of courses, as well as design and development driven by entrepreneurial-minded individuals

and service-oriented groups such as Engineers Without Borders. With all these students working side-by-side, the Idea Forge boosts student learning through collaborative, hands-on experience, while supporting industry interaction through scheduled workshops as well as spontaneous exchanges. This is the official page of the University of Colorado Boulder Idea Forge. This page is intended to provide information about the CU Boulder Idea Forge. While we encourage you to share comments and interact with us, we will review all content and comments and remove any that contain threats, obscenity, duplicate posts, illegal suggestions, advertisements/SPAM/solicitation, or do not relate to CU Boulder Idea Forge. The University of Colorado Boulder Idea Forge page abides by Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and asks you to do the same. In particular, please do not “post unauthorized commercial solicitations (such as spam)”; “bully, intimidate, or harass any user”; “post content that is hateful, threatening, pornographic, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence”; or “do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory” on the University of Colorado Boulder Idea Forge page. Facebook encourages all users to utilize the “Report” links when they find content that violates Facebook policy. The University of Colorado Boulder Idea Forge page is not the place to discuss academic advising, individual academic progress or report criminal activity. Users are expected to abide by applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies including the University’s Student Code of conduct, the University's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, and other regulations and policies concerning public communications. Comments, images and other content posted to this page do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University. By participating on this page you acknowledge this policy and agree to the terms above.

It’s that time of year again!🎃👻 Halloween at Idea Forge can’t be beat!SOE Halloween Event Details:•Date: Friday, Oct. 25...
09/10/2024

It’s that time of year again!🎃👻 Halloween at Idea Forge can’t be beat!

SOE Halloween Event Details:
•Date: Friday, Oct. 25
•Where: Miramontes-Baca Education Building
•Time: 3-5 pm

Guess in the comments what our theme for the SOE Halloween event is this year!

Check out this great example of what we do! The Mechanical Engineering Component Design class is one of many courses we ...
07/05/2024

Check out this great example of what we do! The Mechanical Engineering Component Design class is one of many courses we support at the Idea Forge. CU Boulder Engineering

CU Boulder engineering students partnered with the Idea Forge to design, build and test drill-powered vehicles as part of their capstone project in their com...

22/09/2023

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We missed you, Buffs!
10/09/2020

We missed you, Buffs!

The man, the myth, the legend. We always say he's the heart of the Idea Forge. This is just one example.  Thanks, Greg!
01/07/2020

The man, the myth, the legend. We always say he's the heart of the Idea Forge. This is just one example. Thanks, Greg!

During the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Potts, machine shop coordinator in the Idea Forge, joined many others in pursuing a new hobby: mask-making. He has made over 250 masks and plans to sew at least 100 more.

We're proud to support this effort.
10/04/2020

We're proud to support this effort.

In basements and garages across America, a cottage industry of 3D printing is gaining steam to address PPE shortages amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Join us in the Make 4 Covid movement. Colorado healthcare professionals don't have the equipment they need. This group i...
24/03/2020

Join us in the Make 4 Covid movement. Colorado healthcare professionals don't have the equipment they need. This group is making it.

Colorado healthcare professionals don't have the equipment they need. We're making it.

09/10/2019

Prototyping is less about building and more about developing your idea by asking the right questions. What is this going to look like? How will it work for a user? This applies for software, hardware, processes, and everything in between. In this workshop, you’ll get another tool in your problem-s...

Learn more about Design for America! Create social impact using the design thinking process ... no prior experience need...
25/08/2019

Learn more about Design for America! Create social impact using the design thinking process ... no prior experience needed! Innovate CU Boulder

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2445 Kittredge Loop Rd

80305

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Monday 08:00 - 22:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 22:00
Thursday 08:00 - 22:00
Friday 08:00 - 19:00

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