Laurier Science Maker Lab

Smart house detects if a room is occupied. Occupied rooms get heated to 21, unoccupied rooms stop at 18

All 4 valves and servos in the SML smart-home dollhouse are simultaneously tested using some test code written for the purpose of testing and determining the set-points needed.

View of air duct valve being operated by a servo controlled by an Arduino and code. This will control which rooms get heat and which don't in the SML smart-home dollhouse

Fan that simulates a furnace fan is tested and working. Controlled by code and operated by an Arduino via a relay

The computerized doll-house we've been picking away at all summer is getting closer to completion. The blue main floor room is ready for furnishings!

Testing servo range to ensure valve operates through the required range. Keep checking in to see what we're building!

First software step to coding the smart house. Make sure the damper servos respond to the code.

Super excited to roll out our new Coding for Non-Coders workshop. If you've never coded and you want to see what it's all about, join us for a fun and interactive introductory lesson in robotic coding. It runs 4:30-6 starting on the 15th, and continuing on the 17th and 24th

How do you put a shingled roof on a laser cut doll-sized smart house? Like this! Sometimes Shingles are a good thing!

Leesa completed her Jewelry box with a really cool hidden hinge. What will you make?

New for 2026, upgraded, more powerful computers now have SOLIDWORKS and the full Adobe Creative Suite up and running on them. 2 new iCore 9 ULTRAs, big screens and enough computing power that waiting for the computer never slows you down.

A custom 3D printed spring clamp to hold 10 mm tubing. What will you make?

Brady used his new laser-cut interlocking box skills to make a 1/3 scale desk with 4 drawers and 3D printed handles on the drawers. Expected completion about 1 more week.

Leesa designed a cool Jewelry box but wanted a hidden hinge for the top. Doing this without the cover jamming while it swings is more complex than you'd think, but she did it!

Comp Sci student Lorand recording his original song Over and Again. What will you make?

Low speed centrifuge with 4 programmable speeds. What will you make!

The Laser and workshop are back up and running. Come in and see the smiling faces!

Renovations nearing their end here in the Science Maker Lab. It won't be long until we have the entire workshop back in service.

Renovations to return the workshop to service are coming along nicely in the Science Maker Lab.

Podcasters hard at work in the Science Maker Lab Studio solving the challenges for the 2025-26 Maple Leaf's season - faces digitally altered to protect the innocent!