14:00
Schematik
AI-based tools for embedded coding, presented by the team behind Schematik.io opens in a new tab.
Hardware Interaction Design Conference
A one-day conference on designing better experiences in the physical world. Talks and hands-on workshops, for and by the people who design, research, prototype, and ship hardware.
- When
- Friday 23 October 2026
- Lunch from 12:00, programme from 13:30, during Dutch Design Week
- See the DDW listingopens in a new tab
- Where
- Student Base, The Strip
- First floor, High Tech Campus 1d, Eindhoven
- Open in mapsopens in a new tab
- Format
- Talks, workshops, and show and tell
- Bring a tool, product, or method of your own to share
Registration opens in a new tab. The calendar file downloads separately.
Programme
Lunch from 12:00, sessions from 13:30, then show and tell into the evening.
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Lunch at Al Fresco
The Italian place behind Student Base. Come early if you want to meet people over food.
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Introduction round
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Schematik: AI-based tools for embedded coding
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OSHned: Open-source hardware from Dutch universities, in one national network
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Teufel: Take an open-source speaker apart and put it back together
With the UX hardware team at Teufel.
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Hapticlabs: Hands-on haptic prototyping workshop
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The future of hardware interaction design
From
Show and tell, and networking
Bring a tool, product, or method if you have one.
From
Open Socials Social Club
Optional and off-site: Waag's party at The Basement, Area 51, Ketelhuisplein 18, Strijp. You don't need a Dutch Design Week ticket to get in.
See the Open Socials eventopens in a new tab
14:20
OSHned
Open-source research hardware from Dutch universities, from lab robots to batteries and microscopes, brought together in one national network by OSHned opens in a new tab.
14:35
Teufel
An open-source Bluetooth speaker built to be repaired and hacked. Take it apart with the UX hardware team at Teufel opens in a new tab.
15:15
Hapticlabs
Hands-on haptic prototyping tools, with a session led by Thomas Müller, CEO of Hapticlabs opens in a new tab.
Who you'll meet
The room is a mix: research professors from TU/e, researchers and PhD students, startups, company owners and self-employed designers, and people from larger organisations such as Accenture, Philips, and LEGO.
All of them work in the space between user experience and hardware, and all of them are doing something worth asking about.
Getting to Student Base
Student Base is on the first floor of The Strip, High Tech Campus 1d, Eindhoven. Lunch is next door at Al Fresco, the Italian place behind Student Base.
By car
Parking is free. P0 Parkeergarage is the easiest one to aim for.
Open the campus mapopens in a new tabWithout a car
Rent a bike, or take the Dutch Design Week design rides if you have a wristband.
Campus travel directionsopens in a new tabReserve your spot
Whether you design headphones, medical devices, bicycles, power tools, smart home products, lab equipment, or wearables, you'll meet people facing the same problems. You can also bring your own tool, product, or method for others to try.
Friday 23 October 2026, Student Base, The Strip, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven
Hosted by Hardware Interaction Design. No spam. Also listed on the Dutch Design Week programme opens in a new tab.
Bring someone
If you know someone who would add something to the day, pass this page on. Ask them to register through the sign-up form first, so we know how many people to expect.
Hosted by the Hardware Interaction Design community
This is the first in-person event from Hardware Interaction Design, a community for the interaction designers, UX researchers, industrial designers, and engineers who design, research, prototype, and ship physical products. Designing a button, a dial, or a wearable comes with problems that software communities rarely talk about.