Electronics & Hardware Product Development Case Studies
Case Studies
Real-world projects where we've helped clients, and ourselves, take hardware from an open technical question to a validated, working product.
Featured Projects
Case studies
A detailed look at the engineering problems behind each project we've delivered.
fNIRS Headband
Building a working optical brain activity sensor from scratch.
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BLE Wellness Ring
A Validation Sprint gave a wearable wellness ring founder the technical architecture and feasibility report needed to raise funding, before a single prototype was built.
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Smart WiFi Microphone
Developing a real-time WiFi audio streaming platform on embedded hardware, with structured single-button firmware control and long battery life.
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More from our work
A closer look at the prototyping, testing, and evaluation work behind the case studies above.
Precision Analogue Front End
Close-up of an analogue signal path built for low-noise sensor measurement.
Rapid Enclosure Iteration
A custom 3D printed enclosure built specifically to test temperature response time.
Real-World Athlete Testing
Fencers testing wearable hardware under genuine competition conditions.
Miniature Sensor Nodes
Individually tested optical sensor nodes ahead of final array assembly.
Flex PCB Prototyping
Flexible circuit prototypes developed for a wearable sensor array.
Multi-Node Comms Bench Test
Bench testing synchronised communication across multiple embedded nodes.
Multi-Node Control Board
A control board coordinating multiple wireless nodes for synchronised scoring.
Live Signal Demonstration
Reviewing live signal data with a client during development.
LoRa Module Evaluation
Comparing LoRa radio modules for range and power performance.
Miniature Wearable Electronics
A compact wireless PCB designed to fit inside a small wearable enclosure.
mmWave Sensor Evaluation
Evaluating mmWave presence sensing for a connected device concept.
Scoring System Prototype
An early analogue front end prototype for a real-time scoring system.
Backend Prototyping
Using a Raspberry Pi to prototype backend logic before cloud deployment.
Satellite Connectivity Evaluation
Assessing satellite communication as an option for the most remote deployments.
LED Driver Prototyping
Prototyping shift register control for a multi-digit LED display.
Early Field Testing
An early WaterMate prototype under real outdoor solar and cellular conditions.
Have a hardware idea worth validating?
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