News & Research
Canary to Compete in The 2020 InVenture Prize Competition
Congrats to Tech Square ATL member Stephen Ralph Jr. and his teammates Simms Pettway and Noah Waldron, for being selected to compete in this year's 2020 InVenture Prize - a student invention competition with $35,000 in cash prizes, up to $20,000 for a U.S. patent application, and an automatic acceptance into CREATE-X’s Startup Launch program for the winning team.
Brains in a Bar: Should Robots Be Taxed?
During our inaugural Brains In A Bar speakeasy meetup, we discussed the robot tax conundrum with six members of our community. Our conversation encompassed economics, corporate social responsibility, the role of government, underground economies, and whether there is a limit to the human desire for innovation.
2020 Vision for the New Year
Theresa Ward (The Fiery Feather) guided an intimate discussion on protecting your personal energy and setting boundaries in the new year. The conversation led us into a strategic goal-setting workshop where learned the tools needed to bring our visions to life.
Bits of Good Launches into Spring with New Non-Profits
Bits of Good is a Georgia Tech student-run organization that lends their diverse skillsets to local non-profits in order to help advance their web applications. The “Launch Party” is the first time these civic boosters have the opportunity to meet with non-profits to discuss the projects for the semester.
Tech Square Game Night feat. Super Drone Racing
Super Drone Racing kicks off its inaugural drone race at The Garage
Hermeus: Building a Faster Future
Startup Exchange invites founder and CEO, A.J. Piplica to discuss the journey of building a supersonic aircraft.
MoQuality - Testing Mobile Apps with AI
MoQuality, an ATDC signature company that is working to make mobile app testing easier, so developers can focus on building better experiences for their users.
Show&Tell: Health and Wellness
This season’s Show&Tell featured 17 exhibitors showing off their research and advancements in the Health and Wellness field. During the event at The Garage at Tech Square, four speakers were invited to share their predictions on how technology will impact this industry within the next five years.
Victory at Inaugural Collegiate Cup
The inaugural Collegiate Cup, allowed college students across the state, to use their creativity and innovation to solve real solutions to everyday business problems.
Facial Tracking and Occupancy with Known Quantity Sensors
Automation and data collection through artificial intelligence, is why Known Quantity Sensors is on the radar for buildings and organizations looking to make energy use, development planning, and now security better.
Tech Square Predictions for 2019
“What technology will be the big breakthrough in 2019?” From blockchain to data management and security, to self-driving cars; we all are excited for what the new year will bring.
The Quest for Perfect Coffee with TopTime
TopTime Coffee started after Nolan Hall was shown the world of hipster coffee joints, by his Georgia Tech roommate. After jumping into the deep end and learning every part of the process to make great tasting coffee, he wanted to roast his own. Commercial coffee roasters can be expensive for a college student, and any at-home roasters lacked the precision Nolan was looking for.
Teaching, Wearable Computers, and Making Dogs Talk with Thad Starner
Thad Starner is a founder and director of the Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech's College of Computing, where he is a full professor. He sat down with us in the Tech Square Research Building to discuss teaching at Georgia Tech, wearable computing's past and future, and how to make dogs talk.
Show&Tell: Connected Cities/AI
Show&Tell: It’s one part science fair and one part home computer home brew club. For this iteration, we explored the emerging technologies of connected cities and artificial intelligence. Companies and researchers showed off their experiments which ranged from crazy prototypes to fully deployed systems.
Day One Winners Just Getting Started
The winner’s of the Day One Challenge return to Atlanta to meet with mentors from the Tech Square community to grow and develop their project, CALM.