Hardware from zero
Napkin sketch to a manufacturable product. Schematic, PCB layout, DFM, bring-up, and the boring paperwork in between.
Custom hardware for space & the field
Hardware for the next generation of explorers
Shobolinsky is a custom hardware company built for the harshest places we send machines. Electronics, firmware, power, control, sensors, comms, and the mechanics around them, designed from zero and built to survive orbit, the deep field, and everything in between.
Electronics/ Firmware/ Power/ Control/ Sensors/ Comms
What we do
One team, the whole hardware stack
We do hardware design from zero to product, microcontrollers, power electronics, control systems, sensors, and comms. Not six vendors and a project manager. One team that owns the problem end to end and is in the room when it powers on for the first time.
Microcontrollers & firmware
Bare-metal and RTOS firmware, bootloaders, drivers, and the bus glue that makes silicon actually do something.
Power electronics
Converters, BMS, motor drives, and supplies that survive the field. We design for thermal reality, not the simulation.
Control systems
Closed-loop control for motion, actuation, and autonomy. From PID that just works to estimators that hold under noise.
Sensors & instrumentation
Front-ends, signal conditioning, and sensor fusion. We chase the millivolt that matters and reject the noise that does not.
Comms systems
RF and wired links, custom protocols, and telemetry that holds together when the channel does not. Ground to orbit.
3D printing & fabrication
In-house 3D printing and rapid prototyping. Enclosures, jigs, and brackets in hand the same week. Iterate on real parts, not renders.
Mechanical design
Enclosures, mounts, thermal paths, and the structure that survives a drop test. We design the mechanics around the electronics, not after them.
Custom builds, zero to product
You bring the brief, we bring it to a working, repeatable product. Full ownership of the electronics, firmware, and the parts that catch fire if you get them wrong.
Electronics & mechanical consultancy
Design reviews, architecture calls, thermal and DFM sanity checks, and debugging the gremlin nobody else could find. We embed with your team on both the electrical and the mechanical side.
Integration services
Subsystems that refuse to talk to each other? We make hardware, firmware, and mechanics agree, then prove it on the bench before the field does.
Who is Shobolinsky?
A custom hardware company built for extremes
We design and build hardware for the places that punish it, orbit, the deep field, the test bench at 3 a.m. Electronics, firmware, power, control, sensors, comms, and the mechanics that hold them together, owned end to end by one team.
We learned to build this way under pressure: dozens of competitions, ESA hackathons, and prototypes that had to survive a launch or a combat arena. That instinct, move fast, build real things, out-engineer the budget, is now pointed at custom hardware for people who need it built right the first time.
Custom hardware
The core of what we do. Electronics, firmware, mechanics, and integration for products that have to work in the real world, robotics, space, and everything rugged in between.
Space & extremes
We design for the environments most teams avoid, thermal, vacuum, vibration, radiation, and the long silence of a bad comms link. If it has to survive out there, we plan for it.
Research & startup
Wild prototypes turned into published research and shipped products. Coral and Lunomyss crossed from the bench into labs, conference halls, and the field.
30,000H+
Hours On The Bench
45+
Competitions
95 & counting
Wild Prototypes
Flagships
Proof, not promises
From rovers to AI accelerators, our projects are testbeds for the hardware we build for clients. 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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From the newsroom
Latest transmissions
2025 • Research update
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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2025 • Research paper
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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Lab Notes
Straight from the bench
The unofficial diary. We log the smoke before it clears, so future us has someone to blame.
Live feed • mostly true
View all entries Entry #214: rover arm tried to punch a wall again. Wall: 1, arm: 0. Entry #218: it only exploded a little. Within spec. Entry #221: don't trust the left wheel. We never have. Entry #225: Atena was right again. Logged for the record. Entry #229: stable voltage, unstable sleep schedule. Entry #233: the firmware only misbehaves when someone is watching. Entry #237: thermal validation through suffering. Passed. Entry #241: added a ground plane because it felt lonely. Entry #244: smoke test = certification, change my mind. Entry #248: reflow oven now doubles as a space heater. Feature.
Impact Log
No casualties. Minor smoke. Major applause.
Highlights from the chaos that accidentally worked: surviving the EDHPC stage lights, out-coding postdocs at an ESA hackathon, and proving a 5-watt AI cluster could outthink a server rack.
Status: still no casualties.
Browse entries → Bench LogIt worked yesterday, therefore it works forever.
The truth about what really happens at 3 a.m. when a prototype decides physics is a suggestion. Every burn mark is a footnote, every fix is a love story gone slightly wrong.
Current mood: caffeinated, undeterred.
Browse entries → Field NotesMeasure twice, solder once, pray thrice.
From combat arenas to launch pads, the notebook fills faster than the trophy shelf. We document the failures so the next build inherits the scars, not the surprises.
Reminder: the datasheet was right. Mostly.
Browse entries →What’s next
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 taking on custom hardware work for partners who need something that actually ships.
On the horizon
ERC 2026 field trials, new hardware prototypes for AI in orbit, and collaborations with European space initiatives. The roadmap points straight to the Moon and beyond.
Collaborate with us
Planning a research mission, building a prototype, or testing new tech? We’re open to collaborations. Get in touch, we answer fast.
Have a brief?
Let’s build the next impossible prototype together
Whether you’re planning a payload campaign, need a hardware partner, or are exploring embedded AI, send us a message. We usually reply faster than a solder joint cools.
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