The IPaT Lending Library uses contactless processes. Devices are available for checkout and the team can meet with you virtually using video conferencing. Please contact us at rnoc-lab-staff@lists.gatech.edu with questions.

As part of our mission to support innovation and experiential learning in academics and research through living labs, IPaT operates a device Lending Library available to the Georgia Tech community. The library is supported through industry partnerships including AT&T and Verizon.

Check out the available devices for check out below. 

The resources available change regularly, but generally include: phones, tablets, and other mobile and wearable devices; Arduinos, Raspberry Pi’s and other IoT development kits; a variety of sensors; cameras and media capture devices; virtual machines and databases, home automation hubs and sensors; a wide range of networking equipment and network airtime; as well as spaces for students to work with one another. 

These resources support a wide range of academic and innovation activities including class projects, learning mobile and IoT development, conducting experiments, field work, and user studies; participation in competitions and hackathons (including the CIC), as well as a variety of community engagement and research activities. 

Devices can be checked out for up to two weeks, with longer term and larger scale checkouts available based on resource availability, current demand, and project needs. If you have ideas for devices to add to the lending library, please complete the suggested devices form.

Operation of the Lending Library is made possible through the center’s research activities and the support of our industry and community partners. As a result, resource availability as well as lab hours are variable and are offered on a best effort basis. Those interested in making resources available to the Georgia Tech community through the lending library should contact rnoc@gatech.edu for more information. 

Checking Out a Device

To check out a device, please complete the request form. You must be signed into your Georgia Tech account in order to complete the form. For requests to borrow devices for longer than two weeks, please complete the long term device request form. After receiving, lending library staff will review your request within two business days and respond to the inquiry via email. Devices will be placed in a secured location for your pick up at the Technology Square Research Building and contactless pickup instructions will be provided.

Returning a Device

You can return the device using our contactless return by placing it in the secured dropbox in the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) 1st floor (next to the safes where you picked up the device). You can access TSRB any time between 7 am-7 pm using your BuzzCard to enter the building. Please make sure to factory reset the device and clear any passcodes used before returning. Once you return, please notify rnoc-lab-staff@lists.gatech.edu with your name, email and device(s) returned.