Abstract
FabLabs are a global network of local labs that enable invention by providing people with access to tools for digital fabrication. FabLabs share an evolving inventory of core capabilities to make (almost) anything, allowing people and projects to be shared. The FabLab grass roots movement has now expanded to more than 600 locations in 50 developed and developing countries. The FabLab movement arrived to Japan in 2011. FabLab Kamakura and FabLab Tsukuba were the first FabLabs in East Asia. Currently there are 11 other FabLabs in Japan (as of September 2014). In this paper we would like to propose the activities of FabLabs around the world and Kamakura, and their possibilities, such as the new way of learning, training, research, and innovation.
