Building an autonomous robot has been on our to-do list for a long time, although our reasons were very different. I wanted to build one because of my fascination with K9, the robot dog from Doctor Who. I imagined building a robot dog who would follow me around and put things in their respective places in my lab or home. Arpit’s reason was simpler - he just loves building robots and that's it..  But client projects and existing products always took priority and we never got e

A couple of years ago, I got to know about this annual observance by the UN - to promote equal participation of women in STEM as well as celebrate contributions by women in science. I read the stories people share every year, but I never really felt the need to tell people about my love for science, electronics, and the maker's life. Maybe because I was mostly surrounded by such people, women who loved science, discussed scientific discoveries, and talked about it without mak

This week let's talk about AI reviewer and project updates that we can't talk about yet..

This week let's talk about season's first snowfall, a product that took us 2 years to finish and the next step in open sourcing our products

This week, I will talk about the fundamental thought process that led us to the decision of open sourcing our products/projects..

Transition from a slow 2025 to a dynamic 2026..

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly blog - Inside SoftCircuits Labs. In this weekly blog I will try to share the ideas and stories behind our products, our success and failures and hopefully make you walk along with us on our journey of building a hardware lab in a remote village on the hills.

As a hardware developer, I have always been captivated by open source hardware and its potential to drive innovation to a new level. Ever...

If you are a CNC machines enthusiast, you might have thought of building one for yourself. This post is about how I built one for our lab..

More about the “Air Sampler Device” commonly known as a “Volatile Collection Device”, which is used by ecologists and environmentalists

Air sampler device aka "Volatile Collection Unit".

How IOT has created a new market for customized hardware devices.