Photos: An inside look at the Indiana IoT Lab

The Indiana IoT Lab

The Indiana IoT Lab opened in March 2018.

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Welcome area

A waiting area and workspace at the entrance to the IoT Lab.

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Old school meets new school

A collaborative space with moveable furniture, smartboards, and old fashioned paper and markers gives companies a place to meet and brainstorm ideas.

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Collaborative areas

Another view of the collaborative space, with a smartboard and smart table.

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Modular space

The IoT Lab includes many spaces that are designed to be moveable, to fit whatever company needs them at the time. Here, the portable cabinets provide storage and a workspace barrier.

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Tools of the trade

A workspace room includes lockers and power tools that were donated to the IoT Lab.

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Resources for startups

Companies that work in the lab can rent out power tools as they need them.

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Home to hackathons

The IoT Lab recently hosted a civic hackathon in this space, inviting developers, designers, students, and technologists statewide to build mobile apps and hardware solutions that improve the state or community.

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A space for presenting innovative ideas

Another view of where the civic hackathon and other events take place at the IoT Lab.

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Co-working space

This space recently hosted a group of architects working on projects.

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Tech vending machine

This vending machine will soon be full of electronic items that IoT developers may need while they are working, such as development kits or Raspberry Pis, so they don't have to leave the space to get the tools they need.

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Cybersecurity headquarters

The Indiana IoT Lab houses a cybersecurity company in one of its office spaces.

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Engineering design space

Engineering company Indesign, LLC also operates out of the IoT Lab.

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Resident startup

Indesign, LLC works on wearable technology, software design, and human factors design.

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Modern collaboration areas

The IoT Lab includes a number of open, modern spaces for collaboration.

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Open floor plan

Another collaborative space in the lab.

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A home for startups

Outside Source, a company that designs applications for connected home brands, has an office in the IoT Lab.

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More workspace

Another open workspace, as well as the IoT Lab kitchen.

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Company offices

A number of companies have offices within the Indiana IoT Lab, along with Indiana University.

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Local support

A number of companies and organizations have supported the IoT Lab, including Comcast Business and the city of Fishers, Indiana.

Also see

• Sensor'd enterprise: IoT, ML, and big data (ZDNet special report) | Download the report as a PDF (TechRepublic)
• Internet of Things (IoT): Cheat sheet (TechRepublic)
• 5G will mean big boom for smart devices, Ericsson says (CNET)
• Edge computing: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic)
• What is the IoT? Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things right now (ZDNet)
• 17 ways the Internet of Things is changing the world (TechRepublic)

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