Applications Are Open – Fall 2026

The Lab is a launchpad for students building at the frontier of emerging technology. Bring an idea. Validate the problem. Build it. Test it against mentors, alumni, and industry partners who’ve done it before. Launch …

BuildFest Registration is Now Open!

  Bring your curiosity. Build something bold. Join fellow Badgers for a hands-on weekend of making, experimenting, and turning ideas into reality. One weekend. Multidisciplinary teams. Real momentum. BuildFest kicks off the Lab’s fall season: …

End of Summer Celebration Recap

On August 17, the UW Tech Exploration Lab and the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub co-hosted an End of Summer Celebration at 1403 University Ave, part of ForwardFest 2026. The evening brought together students, founders, industry professionals, …

Spatial Intelligence Ideathon Recap

On Saturday, July 18, the UW Tech Exploration Lab hosted its first Spatial Intelligence Ideathon — a one-day student pitch competition built around two real technologies: SGA-AR, a spatially grounded AI framework developed by Professor …