ai + lab auto 24hr hack @ studio 45
we're bringing together the best of the bay area ai, hardware, and bio communities to explore solving challenges in lab automation.
**no pre-reqs. all scientists, product designers, software, and hardware engineers welcome**
everyone joining will be expected to demo something by end of the weekend.
we'll have some hardware, robots, and labware:
liquid handler - we'll have opentrons' flex.
robotic microscope - provided by cephla.
microplate readers - from byonoy.
bioyond labgenius - robotic arm.
**you can also bring your own hardware.** some things we recommend: cameras, meta headset, meta quest headsets, microcontrollers, or other hardware.
we welcome all skill levels and can support 50 builders.
🔑 you must be able to stay through demo on sunday to participate.
before the hack
if you're curious to explore problems and challenges in lab automation before the hack, come to the june 14th intro build!
saturday agenda
9:30a check in + breakfast
10:00a kickoff with gautam, cto of opentrons and other guest speakers
11:00a finalize teams
12:00p hack + build #1
6:00p dinner + round table talks
7:00p hack + build #2
12:00a midnight snack, robots sleep too.
sunday agenda
11a final submissions
12p-2p pitching, judges, and showcase
**register for the showcase here**
thank you to our sponsors for helping make it happen!
Studio45 is a clubhouse and coworking space for professionals building physical products.
hardware partners
Byonoy develops compact, intuitive lab instruments like the Absorbance 96, a microplate reader that delivers fast, precise absorbance measurements.
Cephla is a new spinout that builds open and scalable automated bespoke microscopes with the goal of accelerating discoveries and solutions. Cephla’s products are already being used in top research institutes, leading pharma and biotech companies and fast growing startups.
Opentrons Robotics, a business unit of Opentrons Labworks, Inc., is the industry leader in flexible, user-friendly automation for life science labs. Our open-source ecosystem offers the scientific community the tools they need to automate experiments, share protocols and reproduce each other's results.
community partners
Bay area lab automators is a community of scientists, engineers, and tinkerers working at the intersection of hardware, software, and lab innovation.
Monomer Bio specializes in wet-lab productivity and automation software built for cell biology workflows. They aim to transform the landscape of scientific research by automating laboratory processes while capturing clean, well-structured data. They have delivered a number of automated cell culture solutions to customers working in the fields of drug discovery and cell and gene therapy.
SF Hardware Meetup, community of 9,500+ hardware professionals meeting monthly to building meaningful connections
SF Deep Tech Week is a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to build community in the Deep Tech ecosystem.
Tetsuwan Scientific is building AI scientists to catalyze hyperbolic innovation in the life sciences.
worldwide studios hosts ai + hardware hacks and 1-1 sprints to help people build with the latest.
if you want to help sponsor this event or volunteer send us a note at michael (at) hardwaremeetup (dot) com