Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab

This Linux and Windows-based lab is uniquely designed for machine learning and AI development. It includes 2 depth perception cameras, single board computers such as Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA's Jetson Nano, Arduino microcontrollers, 1 Amazon DeepLens camera and 13 computers, one of which is at a 3-person collaboration desk with wall-mounted display.

The CAVE, or Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, room is a position-aware, immersive environment that features both virtual reality headsets and near-surround wall projections for visualizing and experiencing digital content with the naked eye.

This glassed-in environment is used for 3D printing, laser etching and carving and digital fabrication. It includes 4 Ultimaker S3 and 2 Ultimaker S5 3D printers, 2 Formlabs SLA 3D printers, 2 Glowforge laser cutters, 4 desktop computers, tools for shaping, a sink, display area and other supplies.

This multi-room, open space can be used for meetings, trainings, webinars and presentations. It features whiteboards, video displays, seating and table space. The wall mounted video displays can be hooked up to laptops. The Liquid Galaxy multi-panel display can be used for remote experiences, data visualization, GIS and map viewing.

This open-access area can be used to produce handcrafted materials using powered and unpowered tools. Tools include: common hand tools such as hammers and files, workbenches, sewing machines, crafting supplies, sink, electronics equipment such as soldering irons and a display area.

This computer lab features iMacs and Windows PCs with video, image and sound editing software, as well as VR, AR and CAD development apps. The space also has a reserved area for 1 multifunction color copier and 1 large-format scanner. There are 19 total computers.

This room includes 3 projectors and sound equipment to immerse users in rich digital media. The room can also display regular content, making it useful as a meeting space for digital collaboration.

This small studio room features studio lighting, cameras, microphones, a green screen and recording equipment that operates through minimal effort. It’s ideal for recording presentations, interviews and even podcasts.

This state-of-the-art recording studio includes a digital recording workstation, mounted LCD display, sound monitors, microphone array, pre-amps, headphones, a custom-built recording booth and a full-sized piano-style keyboard.

The video studio features a control room and theatrical space, which includes adjustable stage grid lighting and microphone array.