The ATLAS BTU Lab is an inclusive community makerspace facilitating projects at the intersection of Art, Design, Engineering and Architecture. It serves multiple functions as a general workspace, classroom, and workshop host.

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BTU Director

Zack Weaver
Zack Weaver
Teaching Assistant Professor • Director, BTU Lab
ATLAS Institute

BTU People

Danny Rankin
Danny Rankin
Teaching Assistant Professor and Interim Associate Director of Undergrad Programs • Whaaat!? Lab • MATERIALS, GAMES, GRAPHIC DESIGN

BTU Blog

Results from BTU Fall 2020 Workshop Survey
Results from BTU Fall 2020 Workshop Survey

Oct. 4, 2021

Thank you for taking the time to respond to the BTU Fall 2020 Survey ! We miss seeing all of you in the lab but will keep our community going through an online presence this semester! The top requested virtual events are workshops , unstructured hangouts , idea sharing ,...

Makerspaces & Resources Map for Boulder, CO
Makerspaces & Resources Map for Boulder, CO

Oct. 4, 2021

Map created by Zayna Sheikh cc-by-sa

code of conduct
How to Write a Code of Conduct

Oct. 4, 2021

By LeeLee James and Alicia Gibb A Code of Conduct (CoC) should be treated as a policy for your lab/ community/ virtual or physical space. It is an agreement about how to act in your space. You can ask people to sign it directly, click an “I agree” box, or...

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The Evolving Aspects of a Welcoming Community

Oct. 4, 2021

CC-BY-SA LeeLee James and Alicia Gibb Whether it’s a hackerspace or University lab, welcoming people plays a major role. This document is a series of observations written with considerations of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice. Since one size doesn’t fit all, many observations are posed as questions. ‘Welcoming’ includes a...

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Intro to LeeLee James

Oct. 4, 2021

Everyone: this is LeeLee, the BTU’s lab assistant. You can find LeeLee helping facilitate the BTU Lab, restocking our desk spaces, and building projects to make the BTU Lab even more awesome. If you’re in the lab, be sure to say hello! You can get to know LeeLee through her...

In the news

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Podcast Episode "Open Source Hardware: Makers Unite"

April 7, 2020

ATLAS BTU Lab director Alicia Gibb speaks about open source hardware on Command Line Heroes Podcast, presented by Red Hat.

Danny Rankin in front of an orange screen.
Danny Rankin to speak at next TEDx MileHigh event on Nov. 16

Oct. 24, 2019

Danny Rankin will be a speaker at the next TEDx MileHigh event, "Imagine" on November 16. Rankin also co-directs the Whaaat!?! Lab for game design and is a mentor at ATLAS’ BTU Lab .

Open Source hardware pendant
OSHWA's certification platform attracts hundreds of projects worldwide

Oct. 2, 2019

Hundreds of projects from across the globe have been certified by the new certification platform of the Open Source Hardware Association, directed by Alicia Gibb.

Robot made from chicken wire in the BTU Lab is a tour guide for the lab.
Meet BT-U-GO, the new tour guide inside ATLAS

Sept. 10, 2019

Can't find the BTU Lab? Just ask BT-U-Go. The friendly robot, built by high school student and this year's BTU intern, Isabelle Eichhorst, guides newcomers from the ATLAS lobby to the BTU Lab.

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