Jenna C. Quinter

President Obama hosted the first ever White House Maker Faire and will meet with students, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and lead a grassroots renaissance in American manufacturing. Local Motors will launch 100 new Microfactories over the next ten years to accelerate innovations in manufacturing. Local Motors, founded by U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran Jay… Show more

President Obama hosted the first ever White House Maker Faire and will meet with students, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and lead a grassroots renaissance in American manufacturing. Local Motors will launch 100 new Microfactories over the next ten years to accelerate innovations in manufacturing. Local Motors, founded by U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran Jay Rogers, is a leader in open-source hardware innovation. Local Motors Microfactories feature Lab spaces that are open to innovators who are willing to share their projects. Each Lab is also a nexus where the community can pursue STEM education and empower a global community of producers of things, not just consumers of things. Partnerships with local schools and universities, government labs and industries provide the community of makers with unprecedented access to both making capabilities and a platform that extends beyond ideation and prototyping to low-volume production and marketing. Within five years, the Microfactories will train over 1,000 students annually and will have offered over $1 million in prizes for new designs. In addition, Local Motors is helping established companies innovate. With GE, for example, Local Motors is helping to bring products to market faster through the FirstBuild Microfactory and Platform (firstbuild.com). Show less

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Local Motors brought its Mobifactory (Mobi) to Crystal City to inspire and unite the Co-creation Nation for a summer of innovation and making in the heart of our nation’s capital. The 2015 summer of innovation at the Crystal City Mobi featured the Local Motors Verrado, an electric drift trike designed to bring out the kid in everyone; the Local Motors Rally Fighter, the world’s first co-created vehicle; and the Local Motors 3D-printed car, the first and only drivable 3D-printed car. The Mobi… Show more

Local Motors brought its Mobifactory (Mobi) to Crystal City to inspire and unite the Co-creation Nation for a summer of innovation and making in the heart of our nation’s capital. The 2015 summer of innovation at the Crystal City Mobi featured the Local Motors Verrado, an electric drift trike designed to bring out the kid in everyone; the Local Motors Rally Fighter, the world’s first co-created vehicle; and the Local Motors 3D-printed car, the first and only drivable 3D-printed car. The Mobi also offered free weekly how-to classes on the “Science of Drifting” and “3D-Printing 101.” Visitors were invited to participate in drag race slalom courses or join a trike group to tour the best places to ride drift trikes in the area. Show less

Local Motors joined the Downtown Project, funded by Tony Hsieh and the VegasTechFund. Local Motors is a design collaborative that takes a unique approach to creating new vehicles. Our models – the Rally Fighter, Racer motorcycle, and motorized LM Cruiser bicycle – all started out as an idea on our website. Our community of over 30,000 votes on ideas, and the most popular ones turn into projects. Then, anyone can chip in, have discussions, create designs, and help bring the vehicle to life. This… Show more

Local Motors joined the Downtown Project, funded by Tony Hsieh and the VegasTechFund. Local Motors is a design collaborative that takes a unique approach to creating new vehicles. Our models – the Rally Fighter, Racer motorcycle, and motorized LM Cruiser bicycle – all started out as an idea on our website. Our community of over 30,000 votes on ideas, and the most popular ones turn into projects. Then, anyone can chip in, have discussions, create designs, and help bring the vehicle to life. This process is up to ten times faster than traditional vehicle design. Local Motors expanded to Vegas from Phoenix, where we setup a Microfactory and retail store. But our shop wasn't just a duplicate: we launched a Mobifactory, a smaller version of the Microfactory built inside a shipping container. The idea was that it can be shipped anywhere around the country, giving Local Motors a hub for operations and prototyping. And we plan on expanding to at least 100 locations in US cities and some international ones.
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On December 14, 2013, Local Motors celebrated their grand opening of their first ever retail shop. You can buy innovative vehicle products directly from the Microfactory’s retail space. This includes exclusive Local Motors brand items such as t-shirts and duffle bags, but we also sell exciting products from local and international companies that will enhance your automotive lifestyle. Visit the Shop online to view some of our current options.