AlphaLab Gear is a hardware and robotic startup accelerator that provides physical product companies with investment, mentorship and connections.\n\nThe AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup is a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups.\n\nThe Hardware Cup tours 6 US regions, with events in: Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, and Austin. \n\nOther countries around the globe also participate, including Japan, South Korea, Israel, and others.\n\nhttps://alphalabgear.org/hardwarecup/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/AlphalabGear/\nhttps://twitter.com/alphalabgear\n\nSomatic Labs\nWe're designing for a future without screens - starting with a platform for haptic communication. \n\nWe\u2019ve developed Zorb, a full-stack platform that uses the sense of touch to convey information. We provide more than an ordinary tap or vibration. The Zorb Platform enables the delivery of real-time information (alerts, instructions, directions) through rich vibro-tactile patterns that move across a user\u2019s skin. Our patented technology allows the rapid creation of high resolution tactile patterns consisting of pulses, shapes, directions, and complex illusions of motion.\n\nhttps://somaticlabs.io\nhttps://twitter.com/SomaticLabs\nhttps://www.facebook.com/SomaticLabs/