Name: 3rd VT HWMU at OnLogic HQ
Start: 2024-05-30T21:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-30T23:30:00.000Z
Location: OnLogic

As the weather warms up, come join us for our 5th San Jose Hardware Meetup! Everyone building physical products, engineers, designers, founders, investors, vendors, and those hardware curious are welcome to join!

**Thank you to our host Hyprlift!**
[Hyprlift, Inc.](https://hyprlift.com/) is a Silicon Valley-based tech startup that’s building a next-generation elevator for the next generation of tall buildings. Unlike traditional elevators that rely on hoist ropes to raise and lower the cab in the shaft, Hyprlift cabs are self-propelled allowing multiple cabs to travel within the same shaft. This enables Hyprlift to outperform traditional elevator systems using fewer shafts.

Fewer shafts means new buildings can be designed with narrower cores, freeing up valuable interior space for other uses. And existing under-elevatored buildings can for the first time meet their building’s vertical transport demands.

**Our Guest Speakers**
[James Hutchinson, Hyprlift Founder & CEO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbhutchinson/)
Seeking to revolutionize the industry he has been a part of for three decades, serial entrepreneur James Hutchinson conceptualized the Hyprlift self-propelled elevator cab and founded [Hyprlift,](https://hyprlift.com/) Inc. in April 2019.

As a 30-year veteran of business development and enterprise sales in the vertical transportation technologies space, preceded by eight years as a mechanical design engineer, James sought to combine his past and present skill sets to become a driving force for radical innovation in an industry that’s not seen significant innovation
in well over a hundred years.

[Daniel Johnson, PhD, Hyprlift CTO](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-j-b2a812149/)
Dr. Daniel Johnson is [Hyprlift’s](https://hyprlift.com/) Chief Technology Officer. In this leadership role, Dan is responsible for guiding the overall design and development of the Hyprlift system. Dan was instrumental in providing the foundational engineering design and modeling work behind Hyprlift’s revolutionary dynamic-tractive drive system. He also led the effort to secure funding to construct a proof-of-concept prototype through an SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation.

**Agenda**

* 6:30-7:00 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
* 7:00-7:05 - Welcome and introduction
* 7:05-8:00 - Guest talks and audience Q+A
* 8:00-8:30p - Community open mic

​ Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.

* ​8:30-9:30p - Mix + mingle

**Thank you to our partners!**

**[Informal](https://informal.cc/)** is a talent collective helping builders connect with freelancers for design, engineering, and physical prototyping tasks. Working with top teams like Neurosity, Aduri, and Makerbot in the past, Informal will help recruit and match a team to meet any of your prototyping needs.

**[Spanner](https://www.spannerpd.com/)** specializes in the design and engineering of physical products for the world’s leading brands - from startups to Fortune 500s - across a range of sectors. Spanner aligns rigorous product development processes with clients’ business objectives to create delightful products and business successes, together.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to nate@informal.cc for sponsorship inquiries.

See you soon!

San Jose Hardware Meetup

Nate Padgett

Paul Johnson

5th San Jose Hardware Meetup @ Hyprlift

2582 Lafayette St

The Hardware Meetup community is excited to kick off Detroit’s second meetup! Hardware Meetups happen across 20+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.

Come to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for open mic. We’ll be hosted by Newlab, Detroit's hub for mobility and hardware companies.

Guest Speakers:

[Sam Shapiro](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sambshapiro/) from [Grounded (groundedrvs.com)](https://www.groundedrvs.com/) \- Electric camper vans
[Justin Kosmides](https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinkosmides/) from [Bloom (togetherwebloom.us)](https://www.togetherwebloom.us/) \- Vertically Integrated platform for e\-mobility

**Agenda**
6:00-6:30 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
6:30-6:35 - Welcome and introduction
6:35-6:55 - Guest talk 1 and Q+A
6:55-7:15 - Guest talk 2 and Q+A
7:15-7:30 - Community open mic

* Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.

7:30-9:00 - Mix + mingle

**Thank you to our partners**
[Astrohaus](https://astrohaus.com) is a metro-Detroit based company creating consumer products at the intersection of design, art, productivity, and technology. Formed in 2014 around the breakout Freewrite Smart Typewriter, the company, led by designer and engineer, Adam Leeb, has grown Freewrite into a multi-product brand serving writers all around the world. Freewrite products have won multiple awards and in 2021 the Smart Typewriter became part of the Science Museum, London’s permanent Printing & Writing Collection.

[Informal](https://www.informal.cc/) is a talent collective helping builders connect with freelancers for design, engineering, and physical prototyping tasks. Working with top teams like Neurosity, Aduri, and Makerbot in the past, Informal will help recruit and match a team to meet any of your prototyping needs.

[Newlab](https://www.newlab.com/) is a Venture Platform focused on climate & deep tech with place-based communities for founders and startups in Brooklyn, Detroit, and Latin America. Through its community of startups, applied innovation programming, physical infrastructure, and direct investment, Newlab helps commercialize and scale the critical technologies needed to decarbonize the economy. Newlab is located on the Michigan Central District and works hand in hand with Michigan Central to run programs that further establish Detroit as the future of Mobility.

**Parking**
Newlab is located at 2050 15th Street; the main entrance (revolving doors) is between Dalzelle and Marantette (Northwest corner).
Parking is available on-street or at the Bagley Mobility Hub Parking Garage, at 1501 Wabash Street.
If you're parking at the Bagley Mobility Hub, take the pedestrian walkway straight over to the entrance.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](mailto:nate@informal.cc) for sponsorship inquiries.

See you soon!

Detroit Hardware Meetup

Adam Leeb

Neil McEachin

2nd Detroit Hardware Meetup @ Newlab

Newlab @ Michigan Central

We’re pleased to announce the next SEA HW Meetup will be hosted by Seattle industry mainstay Synapse, at the 6th Ave x Pike/Pine office that has been their home since 2006.

Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.

Stay tuned for our speaker announcements in coming weeks.

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Seattle Hardware Meetup

Sean McBeath

Ron Stieger

Phillip Marks

3rd SEA HW Meetup @ Synapse 

Synapse Product Development, Inc.

Welcome to the 7th Zurich Hardware Meetup!

Whether you're a student or a professional, engineer, or designer, join us to meet others who share a passion for building tangible products.
We’ll have two talks from great guest speakers, and a chance for anyone to share their projects, asks, and questions during an open mic session.
Prototypes are welcome!

**Note:**
As much as we'd like to have all of you, this time we can only accommodate up to 50 guests: please be mindful when signing up <3

**Our speakers:**

* [Martin Fröhlich](https://www.zhdk.ch/person/martin-froehlich-195819), senior researcher at the ZHdK [Immersive Arts Space](https://www.zhdk.ch/immersive-arts-space), will present the Helium Drone Project and the work behind it. The project combines robotics, motion tracking and projection mapping in a unique combination of technology and arts.
* [Luke Franzke](https://interactiondesign.zhdk.ch/en/people/team/luke-franzke/) is a researcher and head of the[ Physical Computing Lab](https://interactiondesign.zhdk.ch/en/research/physical-computing-lab/) at ZHdK’s Interaction Design interested in emerging materials, Human-Computer Interaction, and multi-sensory design. He will discuss Project TOFI, an intra-oral computer interface initially created for tongue muscle therapy, and the unique challenges and insights gained from designing electronic devices for use in the mouth.

**Agenda**

* 18:00 - 18:30: Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
* 18:30 - 18:40: Welcome and introduction
* 18:40 - 19:00: 1st talk + QA
* 19:00 - 19:20: 2nd talk + QA
* 19:20 - 19:30: Open mic session, where anyone will have the chance for a 2 min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.
* 19:30 + : more mingling and food :)

**Our Partners**

* We are hosted by the [Immersive Arts Space](https://www.zhdk.ch/immersive-arts-space), a university-wide art/tech lab that serves as a research, teaching and production platform. With innovative and multidisciplinary projects, the team at the IASpace is conducting a technologically-supported artistic examination of digital immersion, mixed realities, and the convergence of media-based and performative practices
* [Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich](https://www.switzerland-innovation.com/zurich/) positions itself as a dynamic hub for innovators, fostering connections between academia and industry with its unparalleled global network. It serves as a catalyst to enhance their innovation potential and market readiness. Located next to the Dübendorf airfield, its focus areas are primarily, but not exclusively, Robotics & Mobility, Space & Aviation and Advanced Manufacturing.
* The experienced product development engineers at the [ETH Feasibility Lab](https://fl.ethz.ch/) supported by ETH engineering students help organizations tackle innovative topics that are too uncertain for large-scale projects, by reducing the initial uncertainty through testing of minimal viable prototypes.
* [informal](https://informal.cc/) is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. With expertise in diverse projects ranging from consumer electronics to automotive, green tech, and medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, market, and ship top-quality physical products, built to succeed.

Zürich Hardware Meetup

Rayan A

Ralph Rosenbauer

7th Zürich Hardware Meetup @ ZHdK IA Space

Zurich University of the Arts

We're transitioning to a new platform to host future events - please see details and register at https://lu.ma/vt-hw-meetup-3

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Jesse Stein

Joe Ng

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