Intel India today announced its plan to set up Intel India Maker Lab, a unique innovation Lab in its Bengaluru campus. To be operational soon, the lab aims to accelerate hardware design innovation by boosting product innovation and enhance maker capability for innovators and startups in India. The Intel India Maker Lab will provide the infrastructure, development kits, reference boards, hardware and software tools, in addition to mentoring and business connection for local Indian entrepreneurs and innovators to develop and test their ideas leading to products and solutions using this unique Lab. Innovators and startups can bring in their ideas, develop proof of concepts, and finally shape those into products/solutions using the resources available at the Lab. Following successful prototype, Intel India will help connect them to local technology ecosystem like Electronic Manufacturing Service providers, Original Design Manufacturers, Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators, in alignment with the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Intel India would work closely with India’s startup ecosystem including Central/State Government incubation initiatives, academic institution-led incubators, corporate as well as commercial accelerators to complement their efforts for better and faster cycle of product realisation. In conjunction with the Intel India Maker Lab initiative, Intel India will also set up the ‘Intel India Maker Showcase’, which will allow delegates and visitors from the eco-system to see, feel and experience the innovative products and solutions from the Lab along with innovations from Intel.
