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Who we are AIMS@ is an open-access hands-on workstation of Aster Innovation Company Limited @. AIMs has started its journey in 2019 to explore the invisible idea to visible prototype and product making through fabrication tools. AIMs is free to access to public makers with membership is accompanied by a change in the relationship between public-private organizations and users in order to promote the women empowerment of the inhabitants of Bangladesh to these fabrication practices. We strongly believe in and practice in-field and practical solutions with local inputs. AIMS believes that understanding, tinkering, and innovating with technologies around us favors the idea of an active user who makes use of the technologies for his/her own purposes, instead of being a passive consumer of such technologies. Moreover, AIMS focuses on learning-by-doing, on STEM subjects with prototyping, and on making designs that can help to foster a link between education, innovation, and industry, as well as real-world applications. Last but not least, AIMS-maker-space aimed also be as a hub that creates a conducive environment as an incubator for future social innovations and business start-ups.

  • 1 Our Mission

    1. To develop/renovate Fabrication Lab/workshop (Agriculture Faculty, Horticulture department lab) for 3D designing, molding, modeling, prototyping of the innovative products 2. Strategies and main development activities 3. Consulting with Fab Lab expert to make a proper design, renovation of the workshop and installation 4. Making an agreement with industry partners 5. Supervision of the works 6. Purchasing required Fab Lab equipment and accessories 7. Preparation of operational manual on Sher-e-Bangla Fab lab activities. 8. Completion of the work 9. It will be a place to study and test solutions for the community – for example, street equipment or social facilities for the elderly and people with disabilities. 10. To publish manuals on product 3D designing and modeling with research for further improvement and production 11. Strategies and main development activities 12. Planning and outline of the manuals of the designed or invented products 13. Group discussion for sharing and networking 14. Consultation with Fab Lab experts 15. Compilation of the new innovations, sharing knowledge, protocols, and methodologies 16. Editing of the manuals 17. Publication of the manuals 18. Distribution of the manuals among all people with no boundaries for promoting Fab Lab activities 19. The Fab Lab will be an idea bank for testing and development of products tailored to the needs of Lisbon citizens, particularly to the less fortunate and empowering women participation. 20. Strengthening capacity of making almost anything and awareness of Fab Lab: 21. Strategies and main development activities 22. Selection of spaces for Fab Lab 23. Prioritization of items for innovative ideas 24. Recruitment of personnel 25. Fixation of prices of the Fab Lab instrumentation 26. Making agreements related to the procurement 27. Confirmation of availability of the Fabrication lab instruments 28. Supervision of the setup 29. Completion of works 30. The Fab Lab is also the beginning of a possible new era: the production by itself, where anybody can create their own product. We believe that all cluster of citizens must participate in the creation of these innovative spaces; 31. To provide advanced research and development (R & D) facilities among the graduate and postgraduate students, academics, community, and industry 32. Strategies and main development activities 33. Selection of Fab Lab guru (Postgraduate) and Fab Lab operators (Two undergraduate students) for sharing innovative ideas and design making 34. Provide funds to arrange campaign program for Fab Lab and attend training, workshop, and conference 35. The Fab Lab will be also an incubation space for new businesses with a privileged link to start-up entrepreneurship, a business incubator located in the city. 36. Publications of the research findings and other publications related to fab lab products and everything. 37. To facilitate advanced training, video conferencing on innovations for making almost everything for all categories of citizen 38. Strategies and main development activities 39. Selection of best students for innovative ideas and model designing 40. Sharing ideas and Making networking with advanced fabrication laboratory in home and abroad 41. Arrangement of training and Fab Laboratory visit 42. Provide training to the faculty members and industry partners on advanced research and development 43. Completion of training 44. It will develop “technology education” – learn by doing. The Fab Lab will be opened to university, college, schools, kids, and adults, showing how design and technology are not inaccessible; 45. To facilitate the University-industry partnership and product promotion through R & D for further improvement and product development 46. Strategies and main development activities 47. Invented product designing for industry production 48. Group discussion with university-industry partners to facilitate the opportunity of producing almost anything 49. Patenting and promotion of products with community engagement and other activities 50. Consultation with other experts for Fab Argo Park and smart cityscape designing 51. Showcasing of the new innovations, sharing knowledge, protocols, and methodologies 52. Video conferencing for knowledge sharing globally 53. The Fab Lab and the Eco- Argo Park will be opened for public use, becoming a truly participatory initiative; 54. To establish Fab Lab academy or SAU Fab Lab Foundation for continuing the capacity building for income generation 55. Strategies and main development activities 56. Invented product promotion, attending fairs for industrial product research and development 57. Group discussion for sharing knowledge and participate in Fab Lab at all times 58. Working and Developing Fab Argo Park and smart cityscape –open for all 59. Allow every one of all ages to produce anything for entrepreneurship. 60. The lab will be an open academy or support center for advanced technical education and to provide a training path for new Fab Lab managers, Fab Academy, an internationally distributed campus for technical education. 61. Sustainability of the FAB LAB (Fund generation): 62. Strategies and main development activities 63. The produced product can be sold through a partnership with SAU Fab lab-industry with a win-win situation for both parties. 64. The fund can be generated by submitting related additional proposals to different funding agencies like the National Science and Technology Ministry. 65. The different products could be sold to different fairs for income generation.

  • 2 Our Goals

    FabLabs and Maker space set-up o FABLABSAU is our official technical partner and have one and only FAB GRADUATE SM Anamul Arefin (Trained in fabrication from Vigyan Ashram, Pune Indian under Fab academy, MIT, USA) - Digital Fabrication o AIMS- is a digital fabrication platform with a set of tools that lies under FAB LAB charter with 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl plotter, CNC router, PCB milling, Metal fabrication, and electrical with electronics consumables. It is a workshop of making almost anything. - DIGI FAB Training o Crush program for learning designing, prototyping and product development with 3D printers, laser cutter, CNC router, Vinyl cutter, PCB milling and other electrical and electronics station. A 3-6 months training will make you different, confident and motivated fabricated person in a group of people. You will be able to make almost anything (fablab Motto) - Women empowerment through maker-space o AIMS is redefining the maker every day through the work of our program. We believe in learning-by-doing for our girls that will make her a maker is more than someone interested in ideation, prototyping and entrepreneurship hood enabling technology. A maker does not need to resemble a male in a hoodie and sneakers. A maker can be a curious, Bangladesh-born girl of color who tackles the challenge of designing any creative or innovative products for the society or country with dignity. o We are Connecting Girls to Role Models and Mentors irrespective of ages and cultures o We alleviate Girls into Leadership Positions - Connectivity with international maker team o We are connected with global fab lab and makers group around the world. You can take your idea into product in international platform - Fab Lab Asian Network (FAN) o Add pictures of FAN activities - South Asia FabLab project o Funded by Field Ready-USA to strengthen the capacity of digital fabrication among makers and FabLab South Asia Community. - Digital Consultancy Services o We are serving organizations and individuals on product prototyping and development, experimental marketing, interactive space design, community installations and any laboratory set-up and other solutions under its design consulting umbrella. So, if you have an idea and wants to take it forward, please feel free to write to us! - Start-ups This Innovation Platform is being used within our group-wide, internal startup contest - Academic Fabrication o Boost-up your child with making capable of anything with the design following learning by doing o AIMS can handle and capable of setting up an innovation lab with co-working environment. AIMS will work with schools to generate creative activities inclusion of social responsibilities. AIMS will open the door of innovation for the students of schools, colleges, universities, and madrasas for making and spending time with a positive mindset. - I-Lab o Anywhere and anytime, AIMS can establish an i-lab for a country's citizens to solve their own difficulties. - Hacker-space o AIMS is also fostering hacker-space that will be within a community for the community, thus being community-funded and community-managed space for all with guided free access.

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