Build-a-Bot

Custom robotics. From components to complete prototypes.

Bring us the task, the idea, or the missing piece. 808 Labs designs and builds custom components, integrated hardware, and robotic systems around your project.

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Arctic Rescue Drone

This first responder drone is designed to help save snowboarders from avalanches and other injuries while in remote, hard to access areas.
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Meet Echo

Our flagship teleoperation robot brings multiple subsystems into one development platform.
Your project can start with any of these pieces, or take a completely different form tailored to the needs of your task.
(Concept render shown, in development pictures coming soon)

Choose your starting point

A single subsystem, custom hardware, or a complete robot.
Tell us what you need it to do, we’ll help define the plan.

Heads, faces, personality

Custom housings, facial styling, head movement, cameras, microphones, speakers, and lighting.

Appearance · movement · sensing · mounting

Arms & manipulation

Arms, grippers, tool mounts, covers, and mechanical assemblies developed around the motion your task needs.

Reach · load requirements · tools · control

Chassis & mobility

Mobile bases and structural frames shaped for your robot’s footprint, equipment, and operating space.

Dimensions · drive layout · mounts · payload

Sensors and actuators

Sensor mounts, actuator assemblies, test fixtures, and custom mechanisms for measurement and physical experiments.

Data collection · motion · placement · interfaces

Teleoperation & integration

Connect physical hardware to an operator or your software. Scope motion control, feedback, and documented interfaces around your system.

Remote control · sensor feedback · software connection

Complete robot prototypes

Combine the pieces into a humanoid, mobile platform, or a different form built around your task. Start with a concept or a defined specification.

Concept · fabrication · assembly · testing

INTEGRATION & HANDOFF

A physical platform for your control system

Bring your software, AI, or control system. We scope the hardware, commands, and sensor feedback around the way you want to work, from teleoperation to experimental control.

Your agreed handoff can include wiring and pin maps, calibration details, operating limits, and connection examples, so your team knows how to connect to and work with the build.

SEEKING RESEARCH COLLABORATORS

Organoid & neuron research

Working with organoids or cultured neurons? We’re actively looking to collaborate with labs exploring how biological signals could connect to a physical robotic system.

Let’s scope a platform around your experiment: custom mechanisms, sensors, and hardware interfaces for movement and feedback. Your lab leads the biological work and protocols; 808 Labs develops the robotic hardware around your requirements.

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Who We Build For

Robotics can start with a task, an experiment, an experience, or simply an idea. Explore some of the ways 808 Labs can build around yours.

Research Labs
AI & robotic test bodies
Custom data-collection rigs
Biological / neural interface platforms
Hazardous-environment systems
Experimental mobility & manipulation platforms
Businesses & Retail
Inspection & monitoring robots
Warehouse & facility support
Remote-presence systems
Retail & customer-interaction robots
Store, mall & commercial-space robotics
Influencers & Digital Creators
Interactive robotic characters
Remote-controlled content platforms
Livestream & telepresence robots
Branded robotic experiences
Experimental physical interfaces
Hobbyists & Independent Builders
Custom robotic mechanisms
One-off parts & assemblies
Electronics & controls integration
Proof-of-concept prototypes
Robot subsystem development
Schools & Universities
Research & teaching platforms
Robotics demonstrations
STEM learning systems
Student project hardware
Custom lab & classroom equipment
Museums & Libraries
Interactive exhibits
Educational robotics
Telepresence experiences
Kinetic & robotic installations
Custom visitor interactions

Describe the task. Share your idea, existing hardware, environment, budget, and timeline.
Define the build. We assess feasibility and agree the design scope, interfaces, deliverables, and test criteria.
Build and integrate. Design, fabrication, assembly, and controls come together around the agreed requirements.
Test and hand over. Review the results, documentation, and setup, with further development scoped as needed.