Editor’s note: Entrepreneur Matthew Davis, who also works at application developer StepLeader in Raleigh, and others put on the first RIoT – Raleigh Internet of Things – last week. More events are planned. He and others believe the Triangle could be an “IOT” hub, as he wrote for WRAL TechWire news partner ExitEvent.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Wednesday night, more than 70 Internet of Things enthusiasts turned out for the first Raleigh Internet of Things Meetup [RIoT] at our StepLeader office in downtown Raleigh. To accommodate that many people, we physically disassembled walls in our office. The crowd did not disappoint.

The standing-room only crowd witnessed four 5-minute introductions from companies in differing industries and at various stages of development.

Scott Moody of K4Connect shared his startup’s vision to standardize the communication protocols of the IoT space, the team’s relentless and exclusive focus on product development and the reason they hired a Norwegian super yacht designer (stay tuned for the product’s release).

Rob Katz of the IT consultancy and software development shop Webonise Lab gave brief introductions to the many facets of the business, including new activities like beacon app development and deployment, as well as drone manufacturing. One project is for client WineHawk Labs, a “Bird,” or unmanned aerial remote sensing vehicle that collects data about crops and terrain for farmers.

The full post can be ready online at ExitEvent.