Curiosity Lab

Living lab in metro Atlanta | Testing & scaling connected mobility, infrastructure, logistics & emerging tech in real city conditions.

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Innovation is not limited to a single stage of growth.

Some companies are looking to validate a prototype. Some are preparing for deployment. Others are looking to build visibility, connect with partners and stay close to where innovation is happening.

What they all have in common is the need to access infrastructure, meaningful connections and an environment where ideas can be tested and advanced.

That is what Curiosity Lab is built for.

Learn more at https://t.co/LEJ7V7izEY 

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No two companies engage with Curiosity Lab in the exact same way.

Some are looking to validate technology in a live city environment. Others want to establish a presence within the ecosystem, connect with partners, host events, or explore future deployment opportunities. The common thread is access to an environment designed to help companies move beyond theory and into real-world application.

Whether you're a startup, corporate innovation team, university, or global organization, engagement starts with a conversation about your goals and how Curiosity Lab can help support them.

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Step inside Curiosity Lab. 💡

We're home to amazing companies in the smart city, mobility, IoT, and connected technology space. When you host your event here, you're immersed in an ecosystem that supports innovative startups and cutting-edge technologies. It is the kind of place that sparks inspiration, genuine connection, and interesting discussion.

Whether you're planning a workshop, demo day, or company offsite, Curiosity Lab offers an environment unlike anywhere else.

Click the link in our bio to learn more about hosting your next event with us.

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What will mobility look like 20 years from now? 

Curiosity Lab was proud to join the Atlanta Regional Commission's ConnectATL Mini-Conference, bringing together transportation leaders, policymakers, and local government representatives to talk about the future of mobility, autonomous vehicles, connected infrastructure, and V2X technologies.

Our own Pouyan Azizpour, Innovation Program Manager at Curiosity Lab, took part in a panel discussion alongside Ronald Barrett (@cityofmarietta) and Tejas Santanam (@beepAVsolutions), moderated by Joseph Hacker of the @AtlantaRegional. Together they dug into how emerging transportation technologies could shape our communities, and what it really takes to move innovation from concept to real-world deployment.

The future of mobility starts with conversations like these!

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Across nearly every deployment, we’re seeing one consistent shift:
Companies are moving beyond controlled testing environments and looking for ways to validate technology in the real world.

From mobility and robotics to connected infrastructure and logistics, the conversation is no longer just about innovation. It’s about operational readiness, integration, autonomy, and scalability.

As emerging technologies continue to evolve, companies need environments that help bridge the gap between concept and deployment.

That’s why Curiosity Lab exists: to give companies access to a live city environment where technology can be tested, validated, and experienced under real operating conditions.

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What happens when one of Japan's largest industrial companies wants to see innovation in action? They come to Curiosity Lab.

Curiosity Lab recently welcomed a delegation from JFE Holdings, one of Japan's largest industrial companies, for an in-depth look at how our living laboratory brings emerging technologies to life inside a smart city.

Their visit was part of a broader effort tied to Ohgishima 2050, an ambitious redevelopment initiative focused on the future of mobility, energy, and innovation.

From Metro Atlanta to Tokyo, we're seeing growing interest in environments where technology can move beyond concepts and into real-world conditions.

Read the full story at https://t.co/6NjkfDSpd3

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Many companies can demonstrate a successful pilot in a controlled setting.
Scaling is where things get harder.

Operating within live infrastructure, adapting to real-world conditions, navigating operational complexity, and proving long-term viability outside the lab requires an entirely different level of readiness.

For many emerging technology companies, the biggest challenges happen between pilot and scale:
• Navigating real-world infrastructure
• Understanding regulatory and operational requirements
• Validating technology outside of controlled environments
• Integrating with existing systems and stakeholders
• Gathering meaningful operational data

Curiosity Lab was built to help bridge that gap by giving companies access to a real city environment where they can deploy, validate, iterate, and better understand what it actually takes to move from concept to scalable deployment.

Because proving technology can work is only the first step. Proving it can work in real conditions is what drives adoption.

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Please join us in welcoming Kimberly Littrean to the Curiosity Lab team! 🎉

Kim brings extensive experience in operations, events, workplace experience, and community-building, and we're excited to have her helping create the welcoming, connected, and vibrant environment that makes Curiosity Lab such a special place.

As Curiosity Lab continues to grow, Kim will play an important role in supporting our members, partners, visitors, and the many innovators who engage with Curiosity Lab every day.

We're thrilled to have her on board and can't wait to see the impact she'll make!

Learn more about Kim and her role at Curiosity Lab:
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Give back with us at Curiosity Lab 🏥

We’re excited to host the French American Chamber of Commerce Blood Drive at Curiosity Lab on Saturday, June 13. Whether you’re a first-time donor or a regular, every donation helps make a real impact in our community.

🩸 Saturday, June 13, 2026
🕦 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 Curiosity Lab Event Room

Ready to donate? Schedule your appointment through the American Red Cross using sponsor code: frenchacc.

Pro tip: Eat a good meal and stay hydrated before your appointment!

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Curiosity Lab was honored to welcome a distinguished delegation from Taiwan last week, including Vice President Johnny Chiang of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, CY Huang of GeoAsia Foundation and FCC Partners Asia, Shelton Chan from @GeorgiaTech, representatives from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, and other leaders from government, business, and international affairs.

It was a great opportunity for Curiosity Lab Executive Director Emily Heintz, @PtreeCorners Deputy City Manager Seth Yurman, Mayor Mike Mason, and other community leaders to welcome the delegation, showcase Curiosity Lab, and continue conversations around the Taiwan Robotics Hub initiative and broader collaboration between Taiwan and Georgia.

We’re grateful to our partners in Taiwan for their continued engagement and excited to build on the momentum created through recent visits in both Taiwan and Georgia as we explore new opportunities for innovation, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration!

To learn more about our recent visit to Taiwan, visit our blog: https://t.co/AxGadeUxya

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A polished demo can open the conversation. Proven performance in live environments is what helps close the deal.

One of the biggest challenges for emerging technology companies is proving that a product can perform beyond controlled testing environments. Investors, partners, and customers want more than potential. They want confidence that technology can operate reliably under active operating conditions.

That’s why live deployment environments matter.

Testing within an active city creates opportunities for companies to better understand performance, gather meaningful operational data, and build stronger market credibility before scaling further.

At Curiosity Lab, we work with companies navigating that transition every day.

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As startups and growth-stage companies explore real-world deployment opportunities at Curiosity Lab, many of the same questions come up around process, infrastructure, fit, and what deployment actually looks like in a live city environment.

This series answers some of the most common questions we receive and offers a closer look at how companies engage with Curiosity Lab’s ecosystem, infrastructure, and Deployment Portfolio.

If you’ve been curious about how companies plug into Curiosity Lab, this is a good place to start.
Explore more at the link in bio.

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A prototype working isn't the finish line.
It's the starting point.

Controlled environments remove variables and smart cities introduce them.

People. Traffic. Infrastructure. Unpredictability.

That’s where the real challenges show up and where better technology gets built.
Curiosity Lab was designed to support this phase.

Located within a 500-acre smart city environment, Curiosity Lab gives companies the ability to move beyond closed courses and into active conditions—where systems interact, adapt and improve over time. With a 3-mile autonomous vehicle test track and connected infrastructure, companies can move from controlled testing into something far more valuable: continuous iteration.

Proving it works isn’t the goal.
Making it work consistently is.

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Big ideas need more than office space. They need the right ecosystem to grow.

At Curiosity Lab, startups and global innovators gain access to infrastructure, industry connections, and a smart city environment built for testing, deployment, and scale.

Whether you're entering the U.S. market or looking for a place to accelerate your next phase of growth, this is where innovation moves from concept to real-world impact.

Come build with us. Learn more about tenancy: https://t.co/idwHJ6Ehuj

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After several years with Curiosity Lab, Valerie Chang will be moving on to her next chapter! Valerie has been a big part of the Curiosity Lab experience, especially when it comes to the day-to-day energy of the Lab. From working with tenants and partners to hosting tours, planning events, and welcoming visitors from around the world, she’s become someone many people have come to know and rely on.

We’re really grateful for everything she’s contributed over the years and for all the ways she’s helped support the growth of Curiosity Lab. Please join us in wishing Valerie all the best in what’s next!

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Turns out some of the best ideas don't start in a boardroom. They start over coffee. ☕️

At Curiosity Lab, the conversations between tenants are just as valuable as the technology being built. Founders, engineers, and innovators sharing ideas, challenges, and wins all in one place.

Collaboration isn't a bonus. It's part of the process.

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Cities are always talking about innovation.
Very few are structured to support it.

Introducing Peachtree Corners.

With 50,000 residents, 40,000 jobs, and a 500-acre technology park designed specifically for high-tech companies, it creates an environment where new technologies can operate alongside everyday activity, not apart from it.

That means:
• Continuous interaction with people, vehicles, and infrastructure
• Immediate feedback loops
• A setting designed for iteration, not just demonstration
• Proximity to one of the busiest airports in the world 
• Neighbors amongst long-standing foundation of global tech companies

Curiosity Lab sits at the center of it.
It’s where infrastructure, technology, and everyday activity intersect—giving companies a place to move beyond controlled testing and into something far more valuable.

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Innovation is happening here in Peachtree Corners. 💡

Curiosity Lab joined the @PCBA1 After Hours to share what we’re seeing across mobility and smart city technology, along with a look at what’s ahead for 2026 and beyond. 

From industry trends to real-world deployment, the discussion focused on how ideas move from concept to implementation within an active city environment.

Being part of these conversations is how we continue to connect innovation with community and keep our smart city moving forward.

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We just got back from Taiwan… and it’s leading to something bigger.

At Curiosity Lab, we’re working toward the Taiwan Robotics Hub: a new initiative designed to bring more robotics companies into a real-world deployment environment right here in Peachtree Corners.

Why does this matter?

• More tech being tested in a live city
• More collaboration across industries
• More momentum for what’s possible here

We break it all down in our latest blog.

Read more at the link in bio.

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A space designed for the people building what's next.

Our event space is built to bring people into the same room, whether it's for corporate innovation offsites, entrepreneurial classes, or technology-driven community events.

With the ability to host 100+ attendees, it's a place built for working sessions, meaningful dialogue, and the kind of in-person moments that move ideas forward faster.

Just one of the ways the Curiosity Lab supports the people and partnerships driving what's next.