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We offer a range of sensors and equipment for conducting research, testing novel sensors, and collecting pilot or preliminary data. You can browse our inventory and reserve items online

Equipment Rental (NEW Changes since July 1st, 2026)

Fees and Charges – Starting July 1st, 2026, a rate study-approved rate will be charged on a per-day basis for equipment rentals. This will take effect immediately for new rentals, and will be slowly phased in for those who have existing rentals. Rentals currently fall into two categories –

Name of service

Approved Rate

Description

Small Device Rental$2.00 per dayDevice price of less than $1,000
at the time of purchase.
Large Device Rental$4.00 per dayDevice price of $1,000 or more at
the time of purchase.

How to rent out devices – An iLab account is now required to complete the device rental steps to facilitate billing, similar to other core facilities. Please note that equipment rentals require a minimum of 14 days, including weekdays. We appreciate your patience as we work on making our rental system more streamlined and transition to using a single service to manage rentals going forward. In the meantime, please follow the steps below and feel free to reach out to dhts@arizona.edu if anything is unclear, or walk into our facility during standard working hours (9 am-5 pm).

  1. Start by creating an iLab account if you don’t already have one by clicking here.
  2. Go ahead and pick an item of equipment below, and click on Reserve.
  3. You will be taken to QReserve where you can sign in using your U of A NetID to complete the reservation.
  4. You will be asked to enter the following information during your reservations -
    1. PI Email (Enter your own email if you are the PI)
    2. iLab Group Name
    3. KFS Account Number
  5. Information provided in (4) will be used to set up billing in iLabs for the rental service.
  6. If you are not the PI (PI Email in 4 does not match your email), please include the PI email in additional emails to be notified. We will need PI approval through email.
  7. You and your PI (if different) will both receive a copy of the reservation email. Your PI needs to approve the reservation by replying “I approve” to dhts@arizona.edu.
  8. Once we receive approval from the PI (no approval required if you are the PI making the reservation), we will send you an email indicating when your order is ready for pickup.
Space / Room Reservations

There is currently no fee for space/room reservations. You can click here to directly start the process for booking space. A QReserve account is required for this step