18th San Jose Hardware Meetup @ AuSIM Garage | Hardware Happy Hour
We're back for the 18th San Jose Hardware Meetup — and this one's a little different. We're hosting a Hardware Happy Hour at AuSIM Garage in Mountain View: no formal talks, no slides, just builders, makers, and engineers in a room together.
Come hang out, show what you're working on, and meet the people building hardware in the Bay Area. Whether you have something to demo or just want to show up and connect, you're in the right place.
🤖 Bring hardware demos for open mic.
Agenda
6:30–7:00 – Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
7:00–7:05 – Welcome and quick introductions
7:05–8:30 – Community open mic — Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they're working on.
8:30–9:30 – Mix + mingle
Thank you to our host
AuSIM Garage is Bill Chapin's prototyping laboratory and creative headquarters in Mountain View — a true builder's space where acoustic signal processing, robotic test rigs, and sensor integration all share the same workbench. Far from a standard office, it's a hands-on incubator where complex engineering challenges get solved in the physical world.
Thank you to our community partners
informal 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. Learn more.
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See you soon!