To close out spOoOoky season, Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club invited the bravest of members to join in on an immersive, virtual reality (VR) experience with a haunting twist. Over the course of two days, nine people showed up at The Clubhouse to face their fears by (virtually) transporting themselves 80 stories high via the new Oculus Quest 2 VR headset.

With everything going on in the world this year, it’s apparent health is at the forefront of all our minds right now. But have you contemplated what wellness innovations await us in the future?

Meet Monroe Ramsey, founder of Virtual Air. He is also a Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club member and a recent TSQATL Space Soirée winner of correctly guessing the EXACT number of Orbit gum packs we had in a glass jar. In his spare time, he enjoys attending startup-related events and tries his best to balance his time between IRL and VR.

On Tuesday, October 20th, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) celebrated its 40th anniversary and eight companies that graduated from their incubator program.

Sure, every election, especially presidential ones, are a pivotal moment for America. And in the past we’ve dealt with international interferences, recount controversies, corrupt officials, and the constant bombardment of political campaigns. But 2020 has brought a whole new beast to the game. The pandemic not only disrupted our population’s economy, physical health, and mental stability, but it also accelerated a shift that was already happening: It made technology an even bigger factor in the future of our democracy.

Uncertainty, especially in such unprecedented times, seems to plague us constantly as of late. Whether we’re in “innovation” real estate, or another industry entirely, we all have experienced some amount of time working through the COVID-19 pandemic via home setups, empty offices, and video conferencing. All the while, our inboxes continue to be filled daily with the declarations of industry experts and oracles with descriptions of just how the future will turn out.

Meet Mark Wasiele, Tech Square Investor and Operator for TEQ Charging, which started through Tech Square’s very own CREATE-X. As part of our community member spotlight series, we sat down with Mark during our Tesla Battery Day Fireside Chat last month to learn more about TEQ Charging and what they are working on.

There’s so much emphasis on space exploration as of late. So we asked George N. Tzintzarov, a fourth-year PhD student in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech, to host a Power Meal around the meaning of space exploration. And in order to make a deep impact, we invited some of Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club’s biggest enthusiasts and experts from all our different communities (Centergy One, ATDC, Tech Square Research Building, Georgia Tech) to safely gather over lunch at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) to discuss the topics at hand.

Last month we revealed that Amazon Fresh, the first brick-and-mortar of its kind, was slated to open to the general public in the very near future. Well wait no further – the new concept, which is located in Los Angeles’ Woodland Hills neighborhood, features smart carts, Alexa guides, and challenges for traditional grocery stores and big-box retailers. Most importantly, it’s now available to all. That is, if you live on the west coast. Fortunately, close friends of Tech Square ATL Social Club, Charleen Madrona and Cyrine Madrona, gave us an exclusive look into the tech-centric shopping experience.

The hallways at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) are always abuzz with friendly greetings and conversation. Out of our curiosity for the many languages spoken in our community, we hosted a Coffee Talk to catch up with TEP early birds on a bright autumn morning.

Last Tuesday we hosted a safely distanced Coffee Table in the Centergy lobby, where we had community members stop and appreciate the simple (tech) things in life and test out there drawing skills.

Tenet is the latest time-warping, mind-knotting movie by Interstellar and Inception director Christopher Nolan. You might be wondering – how far from reality are the scientific concepts found in the film?

Meet Rohan Sohani, a third-year Aerospace Engineering student at Georgia Tech. He is also a Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club member and a recent panelist for the TSQATL Space Soirée last month. Outside of academia, he enjoys playing golf and has even recently picked up cooking during quarantine.

Astronauts and aliens alike gathered at mission control (The Clubhouse) for the TSQATL Space Soirée – a themed evening full of complimentary refreshments, guest speakers, networking opportunities, games, prizes, and more.

Are robots going to take over the world? It has been seen in many sci-fi movies over the years: robots taking over the world, replacing humans left and right, and thus, the end of the human race as we know it. Sure, it’s a bit dramatic, but we might not be far from a reality where robots become more than another helping hand.