Making From Home Resources: COVID-19: Make a Difference from Home

A platform that connects makers with medical personnel in need of PPE. Whether you're a sewer, 3D printer, or CNC machinist, there are ways you can contribute to the fight against COVID-19.

On this hub, makers can register to create face masks and other supplies for hospitals and government agencies who are in need of PPE.

"The digital makerspace (dms) is an open online project platform where the entrepreneur, conservation, and technology communities come together to collaborate on projects that strike at the drivers of human-induced extinction."

The COVID-19 Global Hackathon is an opportunity for developers to build software solutions that drive social impact, with the aim of tackling some of the challenges related to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Includes resources for sewing face masks.

Sponsored by Stratasys and Ximedica, CoVent-19 is an open innovation challenge for makers with knowledge of various engineering and technology fields to design a rapidly deployable ventilator. The challenge runs April 1 - May 1, 2020.

"America Makes has partnered with its member, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help ensure the additive manufacturing industry can effectively and safely meet the needs of America’s health care workers on the front lines of the Coronavirus crisis."

A collection of ongoing efforts and resources for open innovation of medical devices and PPE from the Fab Foundation and Fab Lab Network.