Bengaluru, India
Absurd Industries is an open-source STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) community. Find and fund products that solve real problems — or turn your own ideas into campaigns the community backs. Every design ships with full source files.
Back open-source hardware that ships with full source files. Every campaign is transparent — BOM, schematics, firmware, everything.
Describe something that should exist. The community refines the spec, and a maker brings it to life.
Hardware rebels with workshops, not just followers. Meet the people who build what the community needs.
Limor "Ladyada" Fried
Founded Adafruit Industries from her MIT dorm room, growing it into one of the most influential open-source hardware companies in the world. First female engineer on the cover of WIRED, first woman to receive the Pioneer Award from the EFF, and a tireless educator who has taught millions to solder, code, and build.
Simone Giertz
Inventor, maker, and YouTuber who became internet-famous for building hilariously impractical robots. Converted a Tesla into a pickup truck (Truckla), built the Every Day Calendar to track habits with LED buttons, and shows millions that making things badly is the first step to making things well. A brain tumour survivor who came back building harder than ever.
Andrew "bunnie" Huang
Hardware hacker, author of 'Hacking the Xbox' and 'The Hardware Hacker', and creator of open-source hardware projects including Novena (open laptop), Chibitronics (circuit stickers for education), and Precursor (open mobile communications device). A leading voice for the right to repair and open hardware, with deep expertise bridging Shenzhen manufacturing and Western design.
Bengaluru-first STEAM meetups, workshops, hackathons, and talks for the endlessly curious.
Chat with makers, get build help, share your projects, and stay in the loop on new campaigns and events.
Communities and companies building the open-source STEAM ecosystem with us.