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Engine-4 Foundation

Engine-4 Foundation
Type501(c)(3) non-profit
PurposeTechnology research, STEAM education, coworking
HeadquartersDowntown Bayamón
Location
Key people
Luis Armando Torres and José J. Torres (co-founders)
Websiteengine-4.org

The Engine-4 Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, that operates a coworking space, technology laboratories and STEAM education programmes. It describes itself as a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to charitable, educational and scientific purposes, with an emphasis on emerging technologies and sustainability.[1][2]

Its coworking operation, Engine-4 Coworking, is described by the organization as the largest in Puerto Rico, occupying 24,000 square feet in downtown Bayamón and housing desks, private offices, meeting rooms and a maker space.[3]

History and activities

5G and NB-IoT laboratory

In September 2020, Engine-4 and T-Mobile opened what was reported as the first 5G and NB-IoT open innovation laboratory in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. The 41,000-square-foot facility in Bayamón was aimed at developers, startups, academic institutions and government bodies, with an initial focus on applications in agriculture, manufacturing, health and entertainment.[4]

Co-founders Luis Armando Torres and José J. Torres said the laboratory would concentrate on emerging applications of artificial intelligence computing and on services built on the carrier's network. Reported corporate and government collaborators at launch included Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Evertec, the Arecibo radio telescope, the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the Municipality of Bayamón.[4][5]

Additive manufacturing

In October 2023 the Texas-based manufacturer re:3D delivered its first "Gigalab" to Bayamón, a shipping-container manufacturing laboratory equipped to convert plastic waste into functional goods using a large-format 3D printer. The unit was funded by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and connected to Engine-4 to support community-driven innovation; Torres linked the project to prospective work in agrotechnology.[1][2] re:3D has described Engine-4 as a coworking and maker space focused on hardware and Internet of Things devices, and has run workshops there.[6]

Other programmes

The foundation states that it runs an agricultural technology programme called AgroBrain, research laboratories, and a fibre and edge-computing operation, and that it provides STEAM education intended to interest young people in science, engineering and agrotechnology.[1][7]

Resident companies

The foundation lists among the businesses working from its coworking space the health technology company BrainHi, the biotechnology firm BioGenesis, the medical device company Medinnova, the digital agency Mio, the food producer Snack-A-Deli, the design studio Visualk, and the municipal government of Bayamón.[3]

Sourcing note

A substantial part of the material describing the foundation's laboratories, partnerships and project milestones originates in its own website and press releases rather than independent reporting, and figures given for the size of its facilities vary between sources.[7][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "re:3D Delivers First Gigalab to Engine-4 to Recycle Island Waste into Functional Goods". PR Newswire. October 25, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "re:3D Delivers Manufacturing Lab to Recycle Plastic Waste in Puerto Rico". Waste360. 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Coworking". Engine-4 Foundation. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "T-Mobile, Engine-4 launch 1st 5G & NB-IOT lab in Puerto Rico, USVI". News is My Business. September 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  5. ^ "T-Mobile joins Engine-4 as a founding partner for the first 5G lab & NB-IOT in Puerto Rico and USVI". T-Mobile Puerto Rico. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  6. ^ Snabes, Samantha. "re:3D in Puerto Rico". re:3D. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Engine-4 Foundation". Engine-4 Foundation. Retrieved August 6, 2026.

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