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What is Scratchpad?

Scratchpad is a collective which hosts weekly co-working sessions for builders working on their passion projects (robotics, design, writing, art, coding).

What is this website?

This site is an independent publication launched in July 2026 for Scratchpad. It was launched by a group of Chicago engineers and creatives to publish and share the passion projects of scratchpad members. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available.

Where is Scratchpad?

Scratchpad is held weekly at mHUB (Chicago's hub for hard tech startups and hardware innovation). You'll receive more details on the location from the Luma event page registration.

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