Perspectives
Driving a 3D-Printed Car Through Manufacturing — Q&A with Jay Rogers of Local Motors
From micro-manufacturing and co-creation to the first 3D-printed car, Jay Rogers is remaking the manufacturing process.
If the democratization of manufacturing is being fueled by forces such as the open-source movement and 3D printing, Jay Rogers may be sitting in the driver’s seat.
Bend It Like a Start-Up
Mark Muro, Scott Andes and Matthew Stepp: Department of Energy’s National Labs Can Also Be Regional Hubs
How can they be better leveraged?
There are lots of ideas out there, but as we argue in a new paper, one of the most effective ways for the labs to increase their economic impact is for them to “go local” and engage more in the advanced industry ecosystems within which they reside.
Hack Your Fridge With FirstBuild’s Smart Pitcher
Living Small: The Micro Kitchen from the Microfactory Could Go Big
Whether by choice or necessity, many Americans are moving to cities and living small in neighborhoods like downtown L.A. or Brooklyn’s Greenpoint. Home appliance designers are working hard to make sure modernity can move in with them.
Cooking Up a Business: Local Motors Made the World's 1st Open-Source Car. It's Now Bringing Co-creation to GE
Jay Rogers, a former marine with an MBA from Harvard, and his friend Jeff Jones were still in business school when they hit upon an idea that could one day remake American manufacturing. In 2008, they started an online car company where people could collaborate on design and build their vehicles in a network of local “microfactories.” They called it Local Motors.