Intro to the Austin Hardware Scene
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Intro to the Austin Hardware
Community
Sam Spetalnick
@IAmSamATX
The Maker Movement
Blurring Lines
Blurred Lines
Open Access
Major Brands
Austin Community
Connected Devices
• iControl
• ihiji
• iConnect
• Atlas Wearables
• Nuve
• Allure Energy
• Life Assist
• Plum (formerly Ube)
Hardware Design Companies
Annual Events
May 3rd Travis County Expo Center
@ATXMakerFaire
Annual Events
October TechShop
@RRMakerFaire
Annual Events
Hardware Startup Weekend June 13th-15th
TechShop
Annual Events
March @CreateATX
Monthly Events & Meetups
• Hardware Startup Meetup – @atxhw – Capital Factory
• Dorkbot – @dorkbotatx – The North Door & The Thinkery
• TechBreakfast – @TechBreakfast – Capital Factory
• The Robot Group
– Various
Coworking & Makerspaces
Kristen von Minden and Eve Trester-Wilson
@MAKEatx
Martin Bogomolni and Michelle Elbert
@AustinHackSpace
Brooke Davis
@TechShopAustin
Democratizing Access to The Tools of Innovation
Crowdfunding
More Austin Hardware Companies
• Pixy
• wigwag
• Briggo
• RoboReel
• Welcome
• Flow Gardens
• Lynx Laboratories
• Sapphire
• Kenguru
• Pecan Street Research
&
UT
• Dr. Steven Nichols
Major Companies with “Maker” and Hardware Interests
• Dell
• Intel
• National Instruments
• Silicon Labs
• Samsung
• AMD
• Freescale
• 3M
• TI
Key People
• Phil Wheat
• Jim Clardy
• Bartley Gillan
• Russell Stanphill
• Kami Wilt
• Katie Kizziar
• Laura Smith
• Aaron Haley
• Richard Knight
• Jean Anne Booth
• Casey Janowski
• Robert Thomas
• Samantha Fechtel
• Dustin Younse
embrace
Start Making