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GE Garages

  1. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_0 GE Garages
  2. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_3 A scale model of the GE Garage container made using the technology at the Garage
  3. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_2 GE Garages build out at SXSW
  4. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_4 Guests getting their hands dirty at GE Garages at SXSW
  5. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_13 Garages staff putting the finishing touches on the light-box
  6. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_11 Through the partnership with Bike Texas, the Garages created these bike racks to donate to the city of Austin ad the end of SXSW
  7. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_5 One of the young guests making things during one of the many hands on programs the Garages offered
  8. Asset_xlarge_slide_gegarages_12 Guests getting ready to weld one of the bike racks at SXSW
  9. Asset_xlarge_gegrg_boston_2 GE Garages at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts
  10. Asset_xlarge_gegrg_boston_12 Children's workshop with Lifelong Kindergarten and MIT Media Lab
  11. Asset_xlarge_gegrg_boston_5 One of the 6 laser cut dollhouses donated to the Boston Children's Hospital
  12. Asset_xlarge_gegrg_boston_4 A GE paperweight made on the CNC Mill at the GE Garage at Boston
  13. Asset_xlarge_01_chalkboard_wall "Making Things" chalkboard wall
  14. Asset_xlarge_02_storefront STORY storefront
  15. Asset_xlarge_03_spatulas Spatulas created on the injection molder
  16. Asset_xlarge_05_event "Making Things" press event
  17. Asset_xlarge_11_scrapyard_challenge Scrapyard Challenge workshop
  18. Asset_xlarge_slide_ge_garages_logo_new GE Garages logo

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In 2012 Sub Rosa introduced the GE Garages – a large-scale national program to reinvigorate America's interest in invention, innovation, and manufacturing. The program, which brings together collaborators such as TechShop, Skillshare, Quirky, littleBits, MakerBot, Inventables, Autodesk, and more, is a mix of education, hands-on workshops, and public works projects.

Unveiled at SXSW, the first GE Garage undertook a partnership with BikeTexas to design and weld bike racks for the city of Austin's bike share program. Working with SXSW and local Austin attendees, 13 bike racks were created and donated to the city.

The program continues to make stops at key cities and events around the country, training participants new and old in some of the latest manufacturing technology and reigniting a passion for invention and making things that only GE can inspire.

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13 bike racks welded by participants for the city of Austin

32mph winds encountered during SXSW set-up

110,000 attendees at the 2012 Maker Faire Bay Area

6 laser cut dollhouses donated to the Boston's Children's hospital

896 hours spent 3D printing at STORY

1,243,488 Twitter followers reached during STORY

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