About
What is GroundBase?
GroundBase is a hardware and physical AI community for embedded systems engineers, IoT and robotics builders, and hardware enthusiasts. We are based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, and we exist to give hardware builders a home: a place to share projects, stay connected, and access opportunities that are often invisible to communities outside the traditional tech hubs.
The community runs across Discord, in-person events, and an online opportunity board that tracks hackathons, grants, and competitions relevant to embedded and hardware builders in Africa.
Events
We run hands-on workshops and meetups, open to everyone: students, hobbyists, and working engineers alike. In-person meetups are in Uyo, and some sessions are hybrid.
Check the events page for what is next and for recaps of past sessions.
Who runs GroundBase
GroundBase is run by Abdulazeez Bello, Cyberwave Chapter Lead. He is an Embedded Systems Engineer based in Uyo, a co-founder of AirChain and Haulink, and a Graduate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE). He started GroundBase to build the kind of technical community that he wished had existed when he started building hardware.
Questions, collaboration proposals, or opportunity submissions can be sent to babdulazeez3@gmail.com.