Neutral atoms trapped in optical tweezers show promise as an implementationof quantum computation. For example, the number of qubits can bescaled naturally by increasing the tweezer laser power.In Eindhoven, we are constructing a tweezer machine that features strontium-88 atoms in an array of optical tweezers. The chosen qubit states are 1S0and 3P0, which are connected by the doubly forbidden clock transition. Siteselectivecontrol of the clock laser onto the qubits will be done with the helpof acousto-optic deflectors. Entanglement will be generated by coupling the3P0 state to a 3S1 Rydberg state using 317 nm laser pulses.The quantum processor will run hybrid variational type algorithms, forexample pulse-based optimization algorithms, whereby the quantum processorruns in tandem with a classical processor. On the poster, we will show recentprogress towards this goal: we elaborate on the design of the apparatus andshow experimental results on trapping ultra-cold strontium atoms in “blue”and “red” magneto-optical traps
