At the Cutting Edge

Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito (right) cuts the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony of WHOI’s DunkWorks facility earlier this summer. Helping her was Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) Deputy Director Patrick Larkin (left) and WHOI President and Director Mark Abbott. DunkWorks, WHOI’s new rapid prototyping facility, was created to help marine robotics businesses in the region quickly take designs from concept to application. The makerspace is sponsored by WHOI’s Center for Marine Robotics with funding from MassTech. (Photo by Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)