Service

Concept & Prototyping

Turn a product idea into a working prototype: requirements, feasibility, architecture options and first devices you can test with users.

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Defect rate in volume production

Foxconn

Volume production experience

Red Dot

Design Award 2016 for LaMetric TIME

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Countries our devices ship to

The challenge

The problem

Early decisions lock in cost, timeline and risk, often before anyone has built a working device.

Unclear requirements

Teams start building before the product is defined.

Unproven technology

Key risks are discovered after money is committed.

Prototype that can't scale

A demo that works once but cannot become a product.

What we do

A tested prototype and a clear path to production.

Requirements and feasibility study

Architecture and technology options with trade-offs

Working prototypes: electronics, firmware and enclosure

Proof-of-concept software and cloud connection

Roadmap and estimate for productization

How we work

Our Engineering Process

From idea to a prototype you can test, with a plan to production.

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1. Discovery

Users, use cases, constraints and success criteria defined.
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2. Feasibility

Key technical risks tested early on paper and on the bench.
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3. Concept options

Architecture and technology options compared on cost, risk and effort.
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4. Prototype build

Working prototypes built: electronics, firmware and enclosure.
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5. Validation and roadmap

Prototypes tested and a roadmap to production agreed.

Planning something similar?

Tell us where you are. A senior engineer replies within one business day.

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FAQ

Working prototypes, the design files and a roadmap to production.
We design prototypes so the parts that work carry forward into production.
Contact us

Talk to an engineer, not a salesperson

Idea, prototype, production or a fleet in the field: tell us where you are. A senior engineer replies within one business day.

Your benefits:

What happens next?

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A free 30-minute call with a senior engineer

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A short technical discovery

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A proposal with scope, timeline and cost

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