Bengaluru, India

We build things that don't exist yet.

Absurd Industries is an open-source STEAM 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.

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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

Absurd Industries · Bengaluru, IN

142% 238 backers
SoilPulse — Open Moisture Sensor Network

SoilPulse — Open Moisture Sensor Network

Priya Mehta · Pune, IN

91% 184 backers
TinyTracker — GPS Module for Wildlife

TinyTracker — GPS Module for Wildlife

Carlos Rivera · Madrid, ES

67% 112 backers

Requests

All requests

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.

L"

Limor "Ladyada" Fried

Founder of Adafruit Industries

48 projects · 2340 backers
SG

Simone Giertz

Inventor & "Queen of Shitty Robots"

22 projects · 1870 backers
A"

Andrew "bunnie" Huang

Hardware Hacker & Open Hardware Advocate

19 projects · 1520 backers

Events

All events

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

Jul 5

Soldering Saturday

Absurd Industries HQ, HSR Layout

workshop · 18 attending
Jul 5

Embedded Rust Hack Night

Makerville, Indiranagar

hackathon · 22 attending
Jul 10

3D Printing Open Lab

Workbench Projects, Indiranagar

workshop · 14 attending

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