Tech Events at Open Bionics, Bristol

A minibus tour of three Bristol companies that build physical technology, run as part of techSPARK's Brazen festival. Roughly half an hour inside each of Open Bionics, WASE and Smartbox. The organisers put the range as bionic arms through to compact fusion reactors, and the point is to see the labs and talk to the people who work in them. Itinerary: 14:30 Open Bionics (BS1 2NB), 15:10 WASE (BS5 0SP), 16:05 Smartbox (BS1 5PU), ending at 16:30. The bus starts at Open Bionics and finishes at Smartbox, and this tour is followed by casual drinks at Smartbox. Places are limited; the same tour also runs at 9:30 and 12:00. Why go: working labs are not usually open to visitors, and of the three tours this is the one with drinks at the end, which is where the conversations actually happen. Best for engineers, hardware founders and anyone hiring into deep tech.

A minibus tour of three Bristol companies that build physical technology, run as part of techSPARK's Brazen festival. Roughly half an hour inside each of Open Bionics, WASE and Smartbox. The organisers put the range as bionic arms through to compact fusion reactors, and the point is to see the labs and talk to the people who work in them. Itinerary: 12:00 Open Bionics (BS1 2NB), 12:40 WASE (BS5 0SP), 13:35 Smartbox (BS1 5PU), ending at 14:00. The bus starts at Open Bionics and finishes at Smartbox rather than returning. This is the middle of three identical tours on the day; the others run at 9:30 and 14:30. Places are limited. Why go: working labs are not usually open to visitors, and this is the quickest way to see what Bristol actually manufactures. The midday slot is the one to pick if you want to keep the morning free. Best for engineers and hardware founders.

A minibus tour of three Bristol companies that build physical technology, run as part of techSPARK's Brazen festival. Roughly half an hour inside each of Open Bionics, WASE and Smartbox. The organisers put the range as bionic arms through to compact fusion reactors, and the point is to see the labs and talk to the people who work in them. Itinerary: 9:30 Open Bionics (BS1 2NB), 10:10 WASE (BS5 0SP), 11:05 Smartbox (BS1 5PU), ending at 11:30. The bus starts at Open Bionics and finishes at Smartbox rather than returning, so plan the journey on from BS1 5PU. Places are limited and two further identical tours run later the same day. Why go: working labs are not usually open to visitors, and this is the quickest way to see what Bristol actually manufactures. Best for engineers, hardware founders and anyone hiring into deep tech.