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Designing better
experiences in the
physical world

Hardware UX is a community for the people who design, research, prototype, and ship physical products.

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The people behind physical products

We bring together interaction designers, UX researchers, industrial designers, mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, prototypers, and product teams who care about how people experience hardware.

Because designing a button, a dial, a wearable, a speaker, a medical device, or a piece of industrial equipment comes with challenges that software communities rarely discuss.

Many of us are solving similar problems in isolation.

Across industries, the same hard questions come up again and again:

How do you run meaningful user research on a physical prototype?
How do you measure and communicate haptic feedback?
What makes a button feel responsive?
Which suppliers are best for light guides, sensors, displays, switches, or prototyping services?
How do you evaluate ergonomics, force curves, latency, discoverability, or accessibility in physical products?

The answers exist across industries—but they're rarely shared. Hardware UX exists to change that.

Four things we're here for.

Learn

Talks, workshops, case studies, and practical discussions from professionals working on real products.

Share

Exchange methods, tools, suppliers, research approaches, and lessons learned across industries.

Connect

Meet people working at the intersection of hardware, software, research, engineering, and design.

Advance the Practice

Build a stronger understanding of what great user experience means when the interface isn't just a screen.

The full spectrum of hardware UX.

User research for physical products Hardware prototyping Haptics & force feedback Buttons, knobs & physical controls Embedded interfaces Industrial design & interaction design Product testing & validation Sensors & input systems Light guides & optical design Accessibility in hardware Manufacturing constraints Design systems for physical products Service & repair experiences Consumer electronics Automotive Medical devices Industrial equipment Maker products

Physical products deserve a UX community of their own.

Whether you're designing headphones, medical devices, bicycles, power tools, smart home products, laboratory equipment, wearables, or something entirely different, Hardware UX is a place to learn from others facing similar challenges.

Physical products deserve a user experience community of their own.

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