AI-Tinkerers-Meetup — Demos statt Slides: Builder zeigen, was sie mit KI gebaut haben.
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Vergangene Ausgaben ansehenWe are officially launching the Düsseldorf chapter of AI Tinkerers. We are a vibrant, global community for AI engineers, developers, and researchers focused on hands-on building, sharing messy side projects, and early-stage discovery.
Often described as the "Homebrew Computer Club for AI," we prioritize technical depth and open collaboration over marketing pitches. This is the first event for our chapter, and we invite our neighbors from Cologne, Bonn, and Berlin to join us in building the local ecosystem.
☝️☝️ Register today—space is limited to 80 participants and our events fill fast. ☝️☝️
AI Tinkerers is where active builders gather to trade code, war stories, and fresh ideas. We focus on:
We curate for people rolling up their sleeves. Whether you are shipping production-grade LLM applications or contributing to open-source agent stacks, you must be prepared to pop the hood and debug in public.
| ✅ Welcome | 🚫 Not a fit |
|---|---|
| Engineers & researchers with live deployments | Investors scouting deals |
| Developers shipping agentic workflows | Idea-stage founders hunting co-founders |
| Teams debugging latency, RAG, or fine-tunes | Recruiters, marketers, or consultants |
STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf
(Room Valencia, 3rd floor)
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 18:00 | Doors & Technical Networking |
| 18:30 | Lightning Demos (8 mins each + Q&A) |
| 19:30 | Science Fair & Hands-on Networking |
| 21:00 | Event Concludes |
The stage is reserved for those actively building. We are looking for 3-4 lightning demos that expose the internals of your project.
The Rule: No slides, no pitches, no fluff.
We want to see the code, the architecture, and the messy experiments. Half-baked or buggy builds that demonstrate a novel technical approach are highly encouraged.
Submit Your Demo Proposal Here
Following the main stage demos, we move into a "Science Fair" format. This is an informal, decentralized session where you can bring your laptop, show your work-in-progress, and get direct feedback from fellow builders. It is the perfect venue for projects that aren't ready for the main stage but deserve a deep-dive walkthrough.
A massive thank you to STARTPLATZ AI Hub for supporting our inaugural Düsseldorf meetup. STARTPLATZ AI Hub serves as a bridge between AI experts and practitioners, offering a collaborative environment for developing concrete AI products. They are providing the venue and refreshments (Pizza + Sparkling Water) for this session.
Attendance is strictly limited to 80 participants. We manually screen every application based on your GitHub, LinkedIn, or Twitter profiles to ensure a high-signal, builder-first environment.
Why so selective?
A curated room allows us to share unpolished code and candid failures without the noise of marketing pitches. If you are rolling up your sleeves to ship AI, we want you in the room.
☝️☝️ Apply now—once we hit capacity, the waitlist closes. ☝️☝️
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