Wearables + Interactive Products Lab

Experiment with integrating robotics, electronics and textiles in the Wearables + Interactive Products (WIP) Lab.

You’ll have access to the tools and equipment needed for:  

  • Prototyping 
  • Testing 
  • Soldering 
  • Circuit building 
lab access

If you are a current student and would like to book lab time or contact a technician, please visit the Resource Hub for current degree students. 

Current Students

Things to Know

Access

You’ll have access to the WIP Lab if you are currently enrolled at ECU. 

If you are engaged in an advanced student project or interdisciplinary work, submit a Shops + Studios Access and Support Request. Capacity to support each request will be reviewed on an individual basis. 

Equipment
  • Electronics workstations 
  • LEDs
  • Bread boards
  • Circuit boards
  • Motos (DC, servo, stepper)
  • Sensors (analogue, resistance, digital, data) 
  • Microprocessors

Scenes from the Lab

Loop with stretched fabric containing an embroidered circuit, a finger points to the circuit.
Technician working at a table in the WIP Lab.
Close up of technician soldering at a work table in the WIP Lab.

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