About this list of Hardware communities
Hardware communities are online groups where makers of physical hardware products gather to discuss the happenings in the industry and share their projects. Surround yourself with a community of your peers by jonining one of these online communities.
Online Communities for Hardware
10Micro Real Estate
Micro Real Estate has resources, forums, and a marketplace for EV Chargers, vending machines and other hardware, along with listings for the micro-properties they operate on. Essentially, it's like a Sillow for EV chargers and vending machines with forums.ForumPairingNewsletterHackaday
Hackaday.io is the world's largest collaborative hardware development community.ForumChat1 Bit Squared
on discord
Our mission here at 1BitSquared is to create, manufacture and sell open-source hardware that is made for and together with the open-source hardware community. Because of this we believe that it is very important to be connected and share ideas. This community has a discord and discourse server.900 members
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Forumr/buildapc
on reddit
Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask! /r/buildapc is a community-driven subreddit dedicated to custom PC assembly. Anyone is welcome to seek the input of our helpful community as they piece together their desktop.4.5M members
ForumHardware Theory
on slack
Join Hardware Theory to discuss the latest in IoT, robotics, 3D printing, and everything else hardware.ChatSofter Hardware
on slack
Softer Hardware is an exclusive community for mechanical engineers, hardware founders and experts to help each other face professional challenges.110 members
Chatr/hardware
on reddit
The goal of /r/hardware is a place for quality hardware news, reviews, and intelligent discussion.2.3M members
ForumHW Startup
on slack
HW Startup: A community dedicated to helping the growth of hardware startups! Ideas, validation, design, prototyping, fabrication, manufacturing, and distribution.Chat