Hardware Meetup Newsletter (Oct 2025)

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1. Hardware Resource Database by informal (Sponsor)

2. Recap of Last Month’s Events

3. Hardware Hiring Features

4. Community Open Mic

5. Upcoming Events

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This month was full of great meetups!

• 127th SF Hardware Meetup had 1000+ RSVPs for a16z Tech Week in SF focused on industrial robotics and manufacturing. The event featured speakers from Lumafield (CT imaging), Canaan (venture capital partner), Raise Robotics (construction robotics), and insights on U.S.-China manufacturing from a former Bird supply chain lead.

• 111th NY Hardware Meetup hosted 450+ hardware professionals for talks on climate tech and sustainable mobility. The event featured speakers from Infinite Machine (urban electric vehicles), Thea Energy (fusion technology), and Atalanta Climate (carbon capture devices), with sponsorship from Fictiv.

• 59th Boston Hardware Meetup at inkbit featured a talk on their Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) 3D printing platform and a special “Hardware Horror Stories Open Mic” for the community.

• 18th LA Hardware Meetup @ First Resonance gathered 120+ hardware professionals with talks from Karan Talati (CEO, First Resonance) and Gustavo Castillo (CEO, Pinto Robotics) hosted in El Segundo during #LATechWeek.

• 10th Philly Hardware Meetup brought together 77+ hardware professionals for talks from Radicle Development Center, FlashPCB, and DIVE (3DPets, Decibel).

• 8th Austin Hardware Meetup had 110+ hardware professionals join for talks on metal and polymer 3D printing and facility tours at EOS North America.

• 7th Sydney Hardware Meetup @ Morse Micro assembled 170+ hardware professionals for war stories and discussions on robotics and climate.

• 7th Burlington Hardware Meetup gathered 86+ hardtech professionals for presentations from OVR Technology and Resonant Link Medical at Hula Lakeside.

• 4th Munich Hardware Meetup met for talks from Navel Robotics on empathetic social robots and a tour of the FORA maker space.

• 3rd Pittsburgh Hardware Meetup titled “The Spooky Future of off-road Ground Mobility,” was hosted by SPM and featured talks on off-road vehicles, AI-driven engineering simulation by CognaSIM, and fundraising advice from Eagle Ventures.

• 2nd Phoenix Hardware Meetup @ Los Dos Molinos had 80+ engineers join for a case study on product development innovation from Radiant PD.

• 2nd San Rafael Hardware Meetup focused on audio engineering with demos from Rivian and Karma hosted at Tymphany.

• 1st Singapore Hardware Meetup 🚀 kicked off during SWITCH with 150+ RSVPs and talks from Deep Tech Alliance, NexPCB, and Tactun.

• TechCrunch Disrupt Hardware After Party @ Studio 45 gathered 150+ hardware professionals with live demos from the Studio 45 community.

• Oakland Hardware Meetup Design Jam enabled people to try new tools for rapid prototyping and ideating in small teams.

• SF Hardware Dinner @ Westly Group focused on AI, Robotics, and Manufacturing for early stage startups.

• 24hr AI Science Cell Culture Hack brought together scientists, engineers, and builders to build on the latest hardware and get cell data within a weekend.

• SF Hardware Dinner @ Avalon Holographics gathered hardware founders focused on scale for this a16z Tech Week event.

  Help Sponsor a Future Hardware Meetup

• (SF Bay Area) Humanoid Robot Deployment Engineer @ Figure

• (SF Bay Area) Sr Robotics Technician @ Foundation

• (SF Bay Area) Robotics Engineer, Manipulation @ Skild AI

• (SF Bay Area) Senior Robotics Engineer @ Toyota Research Institute

• (SF Bay Area) Embedded Engineer @ Sesame

• (SF Bay Area) Firmware Engineer, Robotics and Surgery Engineering @ Neuralink

• (NY) Electrical Design Engineer (EE) II or II @ Tomorrow Lab

• (NY) Vehicle Electrical Engineer @ Hatch

• (NY) Electrical Design Engineer @ Podium Automation

• (Boston) Mechanical Lead @ Möbius Industries

• (Boston) Robotics Research Scientist @ Tutor Intelligence

• (Boston) Test Engineer II @ Crabi Robotics

More Hiring Features

• Brad is building FutureProof homes, a private, AI-powered voice assistance for smart homes. He is looking to connect with investors.

• Dhawal is building Mave Health, a tDCS wearable designed to improve brain health and executive functioning. He is looking to connect with photographers for a product shoot in SF.

• Anvitha is in Boston and actively seeking full-time roles in robotics software, perception, and sensor fusion. Open to referrals and connections

  See Full List

If you don’t see an event page yet, it will be up shortly. Most are shared a couple weeks prior.

• 8th Seattle Hardware Meetup @ FixturFab (Oct 30)

• 59th Boston Hardware Meetup @ inkbit (Oct 30)

• 3rd Charlotte Hardware Meetup (Nov 5)

• 18th Oakland Hardware Meetup @ Fictiv (Nov 6)

• 128th SF Hardware Meetup @ Astranis (Nov 6)

• 113th NY Hardware Meetup @ 10xBeta | Impactful HealthTech (Nov 13)

• 60th Boston Hardware Meetup @ LeafLabs (Nov 13)

• 13th San Jose Hardware Meetup @ Beckhoff | Scaling Hardware (Nov 20)

• 2025 SF Hardware Holiday Party @ Studio 45 (Dec 11)

  Full Calendar Here

Thanks for joining for this monthly recap!

See you at an upcoming Hardware Meetup,

Michael + Nate from Hardware Meetup

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