As a part of The Engine's Tough Tech Week we're excited to be back at LeafLabs with sponsorship support from our friends at Peridio, PTC, and CircuitHub!Join us for our standard talks and open mic plus a bar, food, and TBA Tough Tech Week features!

🤖 Bring your latest builds, demos, announcements, or asks to share during our Open Mic!

SPEAKERS + FEATURES

  • Speakers TBA

  • Community Open Mic - As always, jump on the mic at the end of the meetup for your own chance to show off, pitch, ask, or demo!

​Agenda

6:00-6:45p - Arrival and networking

6:45-6:55p - Welcome and introduction

6:55-7:40p - Guest speakers and audience Q&A

7:40-8:00p - Community open mic

8:00-10:00p - Mix + mingle

​About Boston Hardware Meetup

Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network, share knowledge, and support each other and the larger hardware ecosystem. The Boston Hardware meetup has been happening since 2013 and is one of the largest local communities inside the global Hardware Meetup network.

​Thanks to our hosts

LeafLabs is an engineering consulting firm specializing in embedded systems. The company designs and develops hardware, firmware, and software systems for intelligent devices (robots, IoT, scientific instrumentation, and more).

​Thanks to our sponsors

Peridio makes embedded Linux simple for teams building edge AI and connected devices. Peridio makes Avocado OS, a production-ready, Yocto-based Linux  distro with pre-built support for popular hardware like NVIDIA, NXP, Qualcomm, and RasperryPi. Avocado OS enables developers to ship application code and AI models on day one without having to become operating system maintainers. Peridio also makes Avocado Connect which manages the device fleet, supporting OTA updates, remote access, private packages feeds, and CVE tracking.

CircuitHub is an electronics manufacturing company that has reimagined the SMT process through their innovative smart factory. CircuitHub consistently turns around a high mix of assembled boards in as little as three days. Having recently closed a $28M Series A funding round, they are expanding capacity on their robotics infrastructure significantly. Unlike traditional contract manufacturers, CircuitHub operates without minimum order quantities and automates the PCBA process; making quick-turn, low-volume prototyping more accessible than ever before.

PTC is a global leader in digital engineering, enabling companies to design, make, and maintain innovative products with greater speed, efficiency, and collaboration. Through its unique portfolio of software solutions, PTC helps organizations streamline product development, reduce complexity, and adapt quickly in an increasingly competitive landscape. The world’s leading product companies—including 95% of Fortune 500 discrete manufacturing firms—rely on PTC technologies to transform how they bring products to market. Through the PTC for Startups program, early-stage companies can access these same capabilities at no cost, empowering founders to accelerate development, make smarter decisions earlier, and build a strong foundation for long-term growth.

​Thanks to our partner

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. With expertise in a diverse range of industries from consumer electronics to aerospace, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and scale physical products. 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.

About Tough Tech Week

Tough Tech Week is a celebration of transformational science and engineering and the companies bringing it to the world, alongside the ecosystem supporting their path to impact. Explore the full calendar of events, including demos, pitches, workshops, and networking opportunities with investors, partners, and government, at luma.com/toughtechweek.WANT TO GET INVOLVED?

Sponsorship: We offer exclusive access to our member community through sponsorships.

Host an event at your space: We love bringing our community of members to new spaces.

Speaker: Do you have a talk or tale from your own hardware journey? We'd love to feature you at a future event

Interested? Email us at [email protected]