Open Hardware Meetup - now at NAIT

We are super exciting to be launching a new season of Open Hardware, now in the DOW Theatre at NAIT!

Come to see member projects, learn from others, and connect with students, hobbyists and professionals alike.

Looking forward to the rest of the year we would once again like to have an industry tour (or two) and create opportunities to learn hands-on fabrication techniques link surface mount PCB assembly. Is there a topic you'd like? Let us know!

As always, feel free bring a project in any stage of completion, we love to see what everyone is working on.

What is Open Hardware?

The Open Hardware Meetup is a place where all kinds of people can share an interest in the intersection of hardware, software, connectivity, and user experience. When combined, these elements create a new art which blends the lines of beauty and technology.

Even as computing devices have become more powerful, the underlying technology is now more and more available for everyone. With a few mouse clicks, overnight shipping, and a few hours work, you can build your own versions of ground-breaking products based on simple open platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32 and more. Even better, you can create something that has not physically existed. It is the flexibility and power of universal computing, expressed in physical, tangible form.

Who is it for?
Everyone is welcome, from casual observers to nascent hobbyists to advanced techs. Presentations will range from beginner how tos, to highlighting cool projects from Edmonton and Alberta. We’re always open to new speakers and topics as requested by our members.

Examples of things we’ve featured:
-learn to solder,
-basics of arduino,
-automated basketball robots from a local high school team
-projected surfaces and their use in theatre set design,
-magnetic computer displays for the visually impaired

We welcome you to Open Hardware Meetup and together we’ll create wow!