--- title: The 5th Seattle Hardware Meetup Symposium was Exceptional! description: Something remarkable happened, and we are compelled to share it with you. The 5th Seattle Hardware Meetup Symposium happened on January 23rd and was hosted at Made Cascade near the Ballard Blocks and sponsored by MarCTech2, Inc. image: https://www.marctech2.com/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/Seattle-Hardware-Meetup-Symposium.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.marctech2.com/news/the-5th-seattle-hardware-meetup-symposium-was-exceptional#main-content) jenn@marctech2.com 888.768.9058 [![MaRCTech2-logo](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/MaRCTech2-logo-trans-back-300x78.png?width=300&height=78&name=MaRCTech2-logo-trans-back-300x78.png "MaRCTech2-logo")](https://www.marctech2.com/) - [Home](https://www.marctech2.com) - [News/Articles](https://www.marctech2.com/news) - [Our Manufacturers](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-ll) - [Western Canada](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-western-canada-region) - [Western WA](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-western-washington) - [Eastern WA](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-eastern-washington-region) - [Idaho & Montana](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-idaho-montana-region) - [Oregon & SW WA](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-oregon-sw-washington-region) - [N California & N Nevada](https://www.marctech2.com/manufacturers-northern-california-northern-nevada-region) - [Who We Serve](https://www.marctech2.com/who-we-serve) - [New Product Introduction Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/new-product-introduction) - [Product Development Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/product-development) - [Contract Manufacturing Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/contract-manufacturing) - [OEM Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/oem) - [Space Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/space) - [Aerospace Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/aerospace) - [Military Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/military) - [Medical Industry Companies](https://www.marctech2.com/medical) - [Automotive & EV](https://www.marctech2.com/automotive) - [About](https://www.marctech2.com/about-us) - [Testimonials](https://www.marctech2.com/testimonials) - [Contact](https://www.marctech2.com/contact-us) - GET STARTED - Search Search Search BLOG POST HERO # The 5th Seattle Hardware Meetup Symposium was Exceptional! - February 1, 2025 - [Event](https://www.marctech2.com/news/tag/event) ![Jennifer Eby](https://www.marctech2.com/hubfs/Images/Jennifer-Head-Shot-uai-507x507.jpg) [ Jennifer Eby ](https://www.marctech2.com/news/author/jennifer-eby) SHARE | - - - Toggle 1. [Blog](https://www.marctech2.com/news) 2. The 5th Seattle Hardware Meetup Symposium was Exceptional! Something remarkable happened, and we are compelled to share it with you. The 5th [Seattle Hardware Meetup](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seahw/posts) Symposium happened on January 23rd and was hosted at [Made Cascade](https://madecascade.com/) near the Ballard Blocks and sponsored by [MaRCTech2, Inc](https://www.marctech2.com/) ![Seattle-Hardware-Meetup-Symposium](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/Seattle-Hardware-Meetup-Symposium.jpg?width=390&height=391&name=Seattle-Hardware-Meetup-Symposium.jpg) The speakers’ presentations included Tim Thorpe and Grant MacDonald and closed with a demo of Aigen's agricultural robot from Bill D'Zio: ### **​****- **[**Tim Thorpe**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-thorpe-07b58526/)** from Made Cascade** [**![tim-thorpe](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/tim-thorpe.jpg?width=600&height=248&name=tim-thorpe.jpg)**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-thorpe-07b58526/) ### **- **[**Grant MacDonald**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-macdonald-8b2956138/)** from Ballard Machine Works** [![Grant-MacDonald-from-Ballard-Machine-Works](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/Grant-MacDonald-from-Ballard-Machine-Works.jpg?width=594&height=289&name=Grant-MacDonald-from-Ballard-Machine-Works.jpg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-macdonald-8b2956138/) ### - [Bill D'Zio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/billdzio/) from Aigen [![Bill-DZio-from-Aigen](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/Bill-DZio-from-Aigen.jpg?width=596&height=245&name=Bill-DZio-from-Aigen.jpg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/billdzio/) We appreciated the fantastic event on January 23rd. ![Seattle Hardware Meetup 1738085415421](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/Seattle%20Hardware%20Meetup%201738085415421.jpeg?width=482&height=482&name=Seattle%20Hardware%20Meetup%201738085415421.jpeg) [**Sean McBeath**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgmcb/)** **is the host of [Seattle Hardware Meetups. ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seahw/posts)Follow Sean here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgmcb/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgmcb/) With over 100 hardware enthusiasts, engineers, and innovators coming together, “awesome” was delivered. Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the support of this community, and we’re excited for what’s ahead! While you may have missed the robot demo, how about a [quick peek](https://youtu.be/lUwxmIBUEkY?si=ozHndJyOyoMsXWvN) at what you missed: ### Keep up with the [Seattle Hardware Meetups. ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seahw/posts) [![follow-seattle-hardware-meetup-linkedin](https://www.marctech2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-MaRCTech2/follow-seattle-hardware-meetup-linkedin.jpg?width=565&height=225&name=follow-seattle-hardware-meetup-linkedin.jpg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seahw/posts)   #### Related Posts [![](https://www.marctech2.com/hubfs/Images/I-90-Aerospace-Corridor-Conference-and-Expo-b.jpeg) ](https://www.marctech2.com/news/marctech2-is-attending-the-i-90-aerospace-corridor-conference-and-expo-join-us) [Event](https://www.marctech2.com/news/tag/event), [Aerospace](https://www.marctech2.com/news/tag/aerospace) ### [ MaRCTech2 Attending the I-90 Aerospace Corridor Conference and Expo (Join us!) ](https://www.marctech2.com/news/marctech2-is-attending-the-i-90-aerospace-corridor-conference-and-expo-join-us) May 5, 2022 We are happy to announce that our team at MaRCTech2 will be attending the remarkable I-90 Aerospace Corridor event May... 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