Building Niska – The Reality of Hardware Startups and Grants
Date & Time
Tue, 17 Nov 2026, 6:00 pm AEDT
Ends Tue, 17 Nov 2026, 9:00 pm AEDT
Times shown in Australia/Melbourne
Location
Library at The Dock
Library at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
Price
Free
Katerina Zinich
Organizer
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About This Event
Hardware startups face a different set of constraints to software businesses. This Russian-language session explores the practical realities of developing physical products, funding capital-intensive work and bringing robotics to market.
Anton and Katerina from Niska will share lessons from designing and engineering an automated robotic ice cream retail system, including prototype testing at Federation Square, commercial operations and international investment.
What the conversation will cover
- The trade-offs between digital products and commercial hardware manufacturing
- Approaches to Australian grants and international investment for hardware businesses
- Balancing lower-cost offshore manufacturing with operational reliability
- Managing crisis points, external partnerships and technical direction
Format
- Fireside chat
- Open Q&A
- Networking
Language
This event will be held in Russian. English-speaking attendees can ask to be notified about a future English-language event.
The session takes place at Library at The Dock in Docklands.
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