Bengaluru, India

Built open.
Backed by you.

Ooru is an open-source STEAM platform. Back hardware projects that ship with full schematics, firmware, and CAD files — because you should have the right to study, repair, and rebuild the things you own.

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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

Priya Sharma · Bengaluru, India

Fully funded

SoilPulse - Open Moisture Sensor Network

Sofia Alvarez · Mexico City, Mexico

91% funded

TinyTracker - GPS Module for Wildlife

Ravi Menon · Kochi, India

67% funded

Requests

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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.

Kenji Tanaka Education · Osaka, Japan

Curriculum DesignArduinoLaser Cutting

Tomasz Wilk Firmware · Warsaw, Poland

ESP32RustJTAG

Elise Dupont Firmware · Lyon, France

FPGAVerilogRISC-V

Events

All events

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

Jul 5

Soldering Saturday

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · workshop

Jul 5

Embedded Rust Hack Night

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · hackathon

Jul 10

3D Printing Open Lab

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM IST

Bengaluru · workshop

FAQ

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What is Ooru?

Ooru is an open-source STEAM platform built by Absurd Industries, based in Bengaluru, India. 'Ooru' means village in Kannada and Telugu — we're building a digital village where makers, tinkerers, engineers, artists, and the endlessly curious come together to build hardware and software in the open. Everything we make ships with full source files.

How do campaigns work?

Makers launch crowdfunding campaigns for open-source hardware projects. Each campaign includes a bill of materials, schematics, firmware, and CAD files. You back a project you believe in, the maker builds it, and you get both the product and the knowledge to build it yourself.

How do requests work?

Anyone can describe something that should exist but doesn't. The community upvotes, discusses, and refines the spec. When a maker picks up a request, it becomes a campaign. Your idea could become a real product backed by the community.