116th NY Hardware Meetup @ Viam
The Hardware Meetup community is excited to announce the 116th NY Hardware Meetup at Viam
Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network and learn from each other. You might not realize it, but NYC is a hotbed for this kind of innovation and tonight you'll meet two companies working at the cutting edge of this technology.
This month we'll be at Viam. Viam is the software platform for building, deploying, and managing robotics applications. Engineers, startups, and enterprises use Viam to develop for the physical world the way they develop modern software — in familiar languages, across any hardware, from first prototype to global fleet. Viam powers teams across manufacturing, marine, climate, logistics, entertainment, and more. Founded in 2020 by MongoDB co-founder and former CTO Eliot Horowitz, Viam has its headquarters and robotics lab in New York City, and team members around the world.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Jun Liu is the Founder of TouchTronix Robotics, a physical AI infrastructure lab that empowers robots to sense, interpret, and respond to the physical world with human-like precision. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr Liu is passionate about understanding fundamental physics at material surfaces and interfaces. He is developing related technologies for future Human-Robot Interaction, dexterous manipulation, and healthcare applications.
Nicolas Palpacuer is a Senior Software Engineer at Viam, where he usually teaches robots to sand boats (while expressing strong opinions about what counts as smooth and shiny enough). His espresso standards are higher than the office coffee machine could deliver, so he built a barista robot to raise the bar. Most of his job is naming robots, staring deeply at things, then connecting dots until the system works (better).
AGENDA
6:30 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
7:00 - Welcome and introduction
7:15- Guest speakers with audience Q+A
8:20 - Community open mic
Anyone will have the chance or talk about what they are working on.
8:30 - Mix + mingle
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Sponsorship: We offer exclusive access to our 10,000+ member community through sponsorships.
Host an event at your space: We are always looking for host sponsors to provide access to unique spaces from cool hardware companies building interesting things. Want to open up your office?
Speaker: Do you have something interesting to share with our community? We're on the lookout for fresh faces to talk about their journey and experiences.
Interested? Learn more here: https://linktr.ee/nyhardware