Makerspaces are community-run workshops that provide access to tools, equipment, and resources for making, learning, and prototyping ideas. There are currently over 97 makerspaces across the UK that have grown rapidly in recent years. Makerspaces allow people to socialize, learn new skills, and create projects. They may play a role in the future of manufacturing by connecting people with needed resources and expertise for developing products. Makerspaces could help drive a "third industrial revolution" through new technologies like cloud-based digital manufacturing.