Where Curiosity
Has No Limits
HackHouse is also a community run hackerspace for people who are curious about technology, systems, security, electronics, infrastructure, and how the world works beneath the surface.
Who We Are
We are an independent community of people from diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and disciplines who share a belief in open knowledge, hands on learning, technical excellence, freedom of information, privacy, and the human right to communicate.
We believe strong communities are built through diversity of participants and perspectives. HackHouse welcomes makers, engineers, researchers, radio operators, programmers, hardware hackers, artists, students, and tinkerers of all skill levels who want to learn, contribute, collaborate, and experiment in an environment built on curiosity, mutual respect, and responsible exploration of technology.
We support open systems, decentralised infrastructure, interoperability, and the preservation of technical knowledge. We believe technology should empower individuals and communities rather than restrict them, and we encourage the use, study, and development of free and open source software, independent infrastructure, and accessible technical education.
As part of the broader international hacker community, we can also provide temporary accommodation for travelling hackers, researchers, and visiting members of aligned communities whenever space is available.
What's Inside
Lathes, mills, drills, surface grinders, blacksmithing forge, welding equipment, and metrology tools for precision fabrication and custom builds: enclosures, mounts, mechanical prototypes and more.
Oscilloscopes, soldering stations, logic analysers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and bus analysers. Everything needed to analyse, modify, and build electronic hardware at any depth.
Amateur radio infrastructure, SDR equipment, RFID systems, and satellite communications gear. From 125kHz proximity cards to satellite signal reception across the full RF spectrum.
We preserve and operate historical computing and telecommunications equipment including IBM mainframes, ATMs, payphones, and other systems documenting the evolution of computing and communications culture.
We have a modest laboratory set up, primarily for de-capping ICs and testing various chemical based attacks on tamper evident seals. We also supply liquid nitrogen, biohacking equipment and other tools for research and experimentation.
Join Us
HackHouse is an active community built around collaboration, experimentation, creativity, and the free exchange of technical knowledge. We're more than a workshop or a consultancy.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us with:
- A brief introduction about yourself
- Your interests or intended use of the space
- How you discovered HackHouse
- Any referral from an existing member
Join the
HackHouse Community
Reach out to learn more about membership and the HackHouse hackerspace in Melbourne.
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