14th Philly Hardware Meetup @ Delve!
About the event
Join us for the 14th Philadelphia Hardware Meetup! Come join us to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for an open mic.
*[Please click here to RSVP on Luma!](https://luma.com/qxtaofeu)*
This time, we're back at Delve's office on Arch Street.
*Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.*
We will have a great set of featured speakers for the evening!:
• [Dan Lykens](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlykens/?utm_source=luma), Electromechanical Engineer at [Production Systems Automation](https://www.psasystems.com/?utm_source=luma). Dan is a multidisciplinary engineer and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in electromechanical systems, PCB design, and product development. At PSA, he leads defense-focused R&D projects, specializing in rugged electronics. Dan combines deep technical proficiency in PCB design, CAD modeling, and advanced prototyping techniques. • A presenter from [Viam](https://viam.com/?utm_source=luma), a software platform for building, deploying, and managing robotics applications. Write control logic using a Viam SDK in your language of choice, with well-defined APIs for hardware and services. Treat hardware as a single machine in the cloud. Develop application code from anywhere. The same application code scales from the first prototype to a global fleet. Viam makes the physical world programmable. • Dan Marcq, Client Partner and Senior Director of Electrical & Software Engineering at [Delve](http://www.delve.com/). Dan leads the development of complex hardware and connected systems from early strategy through commercialization. Since joining Delve in 2019, he has led multidisciplinary programs spanning electrical engineering, embedded systems, robotics, sensing, controls, and software for medical devices and other advanced products.
Thank you to our partners!:
We’re excited to welcome [Efinix](https://www.efinixinc.com/index.html?utm_source=luma), as Philly Hardware Meetup's newest sponsor! Efinix develops FPGA and embedded processing solutions designed for applications such as edge AI, machine learning, custom logic, and compute acceleration. Its Titanium FPGA family uses Efinix’s Quantum architecture to deliver a strong balance of performance, power efficiency, and compact size, with devices ranging from 4,000 to 2 million logic elements. Efinix technology supports a wide range of markets, including communications, industrial, automotive, medical, test and measurement, broadcast, and consumer electronics. The company also offers system-in-package and embedded system solutions that can help reduce design complexity and accelerate product development. Thank you to Efinix for supporting the Philadelphia hardware community and helping bring local engineers, founders, and product developers together.
[Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://benfranklin.org/?utm_source=luma), our food sponsor for the evening. BFTP creates and retains highly paid, sustainable jobs by investing in and linking early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with experts, universities, follow-on funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation.
[Delve](http://www.delve.com/?utm_source=luma), our hosts AND drink sponsors for the evening, are a multidisciplinary product innovation and development firm that brings bold ideas to market. For 55 years, Delve has mobilized the best experts and technologies for our clients. And along the way, we've earned 1,500 patents and 200 design awards.
