Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab (SZOIL), established by SIDA and Maker Collider, is a space and platform for worldwide makers to communicate and cooperate. SZOIL is also the first Fab Lab in Shenzhen authorized by MIT CBA as a FabLab 2.0 research and development partner. SZOIL embodies four functions: Fab Lab promotion and FabLab 2.0 research and development; innovation and entrepreneur education courses for makers; a global maker service platform; and an industry chain collaboration service. The lab is dedicated to exploring the issues and developing solutions to connect the massive production ecosystem to small hardware start-ups.