The person who runs it nicely describes it as "machines that make machines need businesses that make businesses:" it's a cross between micro-finance and VC to do fan-out, and then the research partnerships back at MIT for what's making it possible.
我们认为那些经营Fab Lab的人值得拿这个钱 正如那些实验室里的机器需要不断的商业支持一样 它是一种风投加微贷款的混合 以此推广Fab Lab，最后让他们反哺MIT的研究 催生出更多可能