Bengaluru, India

What if we just... built it?

Absurd Industries is an open-source STEAM community for the endlessly curious. Back hardware projects that solve real problems, request what the world is missing, or build it yourself. Every design ships with full source files.

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Campaigns

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Back open-source hardware that ships with full source files. Every campaign is transparent - BOM, schematics, firmware, everything.

Lampy - The Open-Source Desk Lamp

Lampy - The Open-Source Desk Lamp

Priya Sharma · Bengaluru, India

Fully funded
SoilPulse - Open Moisture Sensor Network

SoilPulse - Open Moisture Sensor Network

Sofia Alvarez · Mexico City, Mexico

91% funded
TinyTracker - GPS Module for Wildlife

TinyTracker - GPS Module for Wildlife

Ravi Menon · Kochi, India

67% funded

Requests

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Describe something that should exist. The community refines the spec, and a maker brings it to life.

Open-Source Adaptive Traffic Signal Controller

356 votes · Software

Solar-Powered Phone Charging Station for Public Spaces

245 votes · Sustainability

Affordable PCB Prototyping Service/Tool for Indian Makers

203 votes · Hardware

Makers

All makers

Hardware rebels with workshops, not just followers. Meet the people who build what the community needs.

Kenji Tanaka

Kenji Tanaka

Education
Tomasz Wilk

Tomasz Wilk

Firmware
Elise Dupont

Elise Dupont

Firmware

Events

All events

Bengaluru-first STEAM meetups, workshops, hackathons, and talks for the endlessly curious.

Jul 5

Soldering Saturday

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · workshop
Jul 5

Embedded Rust Hack Night

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · hackathon
Jul 10

3D Printing Open Lab

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · workshop

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