Research & Startup
What started as student chaos turned into published research and the roots of a space-tech startup. Projects like Coral and Lunomyss are already crossing from competitions into labs and conference halls.
Shobolinsky Labs
Space hardware for the next generation of explorers
We build mission-ready robotics, sensing payloads, and onboard AI so research teams and startups can field hardware that thrives in hostile environments and still have fun doing it.
Have a mission brief or prototype idea? Let's talk shop.
Who is Shobolinsky?
Shobolinsky is a space-tech startup born from a student robotics team. Since 2021 we've joined over 40 competitions, from ESA hackathons to rocketry challenges, building prototypes that sometimes sparked on purpose.
Our focus is turning rough mission ideas into rugged systems: modular rovers, embedded brains, comms stacks, and AI accelerators that survive dust, vacuum, and chaos. The Labs side builds. The chaos side memes. Both matter.
Looking for a hardware partner or research collaborator? Reach out and tell us what you're building.
Competitions
From CanSat launches to combat bots, competitions were our trial by fire. We learned to out-think and out-build teams with ten times the budget.
Future Missions
Our goals reach beyond Earth. We're working toward collaborations with ESA and the global space community to build robots that dig, drive, and survive where no rat has gone before.
The Shobolinsky Story
In 2021, in a small room full of tangled wires, late-night ideas, and just enough optimism to ignore the smell of burnt circuits, Shobolinsky was born. No big funding, just two people, a soldering iron, and dangerous curiosity.
What began as “what if we tried this” grew into a real engineering lab. We built robots from scrap, tested until smoke appeared (sometimes intentionally), and refused to back down from challenges that looked impossible.
Get in touch if you’d like to collaborate, test an idea, or compare burn marks from late-night prototypes.
The Turning Point
In 2023 Atena joined the chaos, balancing Kristof’s “wire it now” energy with calculations. Together we scaled up, moving from competitions to technologies with real-world impact.
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Today & Tomorrow
Today Shobolinsky is part lab, part startup, part competition team. Tomorrow we’re aiming higher, working with ESA and partners to take our wildest prototypes toward orbit.
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20.000H+
Hours Worked
40+
Competitions
85 and counting
Wild Prototypes
Our Flagship Projects
From rovers to AI accelerators, our projects are testbeds for the future of exploration. Every prototype is a step toward smarter, tougher, and stranger machines.
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Coral
A modular AI accelerator built for embedded and space systems. Scalable, low power, and capable of turning raw data into real-time insights even on solar energy.
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Lunomyss Rover
Our ERC 2025 entry, a 50 kg active-suspension rover with a modular arm, custom comms, and onboard AI. Built to explore, designed to survive, and slightly over-engineered for fun.
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Latest Highlights
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ESA ESTEC Workshop: The Daedalus Crater Proposal
Our proposal for a far-side lunar observatory at Daedalus Crater was presented at the ESA ESTEC workshop, joining the discussions that shape Europe’s future Moon missions. We weren’t there in person, but the chaos definitely was.
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Our Research Paper for EDHPC2025
The Coral Reef architecture brings modular AI accelerators to the edge. Compact, power-efficient, and capable of processing massive data on solar power alone.
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Future Chapters
The story doesn’t end here. We’re building the Lunomyss rover for ERC 2026, refining the Coral AI accelerator for onboard data, and preparing to open the Shoby Shop so the community can join our orbit with merch, stickers, and Space Tea.
On the Horizon
Upcoming milestones include ERC 2026 field trials, new hardware prototypes for AI in orbit, and collaborations with European space initiatives. Our roadmap points straight to the Moon and beyond.
Collaborate With Us
Whether you’re planning a research mission, building a prototype, or testing new tech, we’re open to collaborations. Get in touch, we answer fast.
Stay in orbit with us
Let’s build the next impossible prototype together
Whether you’re planning a payload campaign, looking for a rover partner, or exploring embedded AI, send us a message. We usually reply faster than a solder joint cools.
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