Engineering you can bet your product on
Trusted by advanced hardware teams
Combining senior engineers and credentialed experts across mechanical, electrical, biomedical, embedded, and manufacturing disciplines with the in-house capabilities to design, build, and test real hardware.
- 300+ programs delivered
- 14 years engineering high-stakes hardware
- Multi-disciplinary, licensed professional engineering team with decades of experience
- 7,500 sq. ft. prototyping, fabrication, assembly, and testing facility
- 16+ patents and counting
"An invaluable partner in helping IVO rapidly prototype and scale our technology. Their engineering expertise and manufacturing support have accelerated our ability to bring innovation to market."
Dan Telehey — COO, IVO Ltd.
"Work was achieved on time and within (or even under) budget, with correct documentation needed for internal QMS / ISO 13485 processes."
Michael Maguire — CEO, AirMid Critical Care Products
Our Process Not every decision needs a prototype. Every decision needs proof to give you confidence.
We start with the decision your team is facing, then choose the engineering work, a design review, a prototype, or a focused test, that gives you the proof to move forward with confidence.
That is decision-grade engineering.
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What works?Before investing in the full build, identify which parts of the design already perform and where confidence exists.
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What could fail?Surface the hidden mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing risks before they compound into late-stage cost and delay.
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What needs proof?We help determine which assumptions require prototyping, testing, or validation evidence before the next commitment.
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What’s comes next?We’ll build a prioritized engineering roadmap so your team moves forward on the right work, in the right order.
Core Capabilities: Product architecture • Mechanical Design • Electronics • Firmware • Biomedical Engineering • System Integration • Applied R&D
For Visionary Customers We work in industries where failure is unacceptable.
We work where failure is expensive and the next commitment is too costly to make assumptions. Our licensed engineers bring regulated-industry discipline when it matters and the judgement to move quickly when needed.
From bench prototype to medical-grade.
We help MedTech teams develop products that meet regulatory standards and perform in real clinical workflows.
BLOCKsynop
Neural Blockade Monitor to watch the effectiveness of regional anesthesia during surgery. Tested by clinicians, licensed by BIOPAC Medical Systems
Explore Medical Device Design →Rugged builds for harsh environments.
We help Defense teams go from concept through field-testing in weeks instead of years.
TRX Systems
A waterproof, heat-resistant enclosure for personnel tracking where GPS can't go. Developed from concept to injection-molded units in 14 weeks.
Explore Defense R&D Projects →Ground Support Equipment in weeks.
We help aerospace manufacturers get lift carts, handling fixtures, and integration tooling ready before their hardware arrives.
Top US Rocket Mfr. (Under NDA)
7m diameter, 4,000 kg part precision-handling system. Design, critical design review, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), fabrication, and delivery in 10 weeks.
Explore our Aerospace Capabilities →
What You Get Reduce risk from concept through production.
Root3 Labs works across the full hardware development lifecycle from discovery to production-ready with a deep focus on solving for uncertainty and gaining confidence at each step.
- Clarity is the first step
- Avoid exposing problems too late
- Get your project quickly moving in the right direction
- Build critical hardware with intention
- Go from design to build-ready
Clarity is the first step
Sometimes the best place to begin is by pressure-testing what you’re already working with.
An Engineering Design and Risk Review gives your team a senior engineering perspective of the current design, the assumptions behind it, and the biggest risks that will likely impact the next phase.
The review may point to a prototype, test, redesign, manufacturing effort, or smaller technical investigation. It may also confirm that your product is ready for the next stage of development.
Both are meaningful outcomes.
Avoid exposing problems too late
Turn requirements, research, or an early design into an integrated hardware system. Identify issues early, when changes are inexpensive.
Mechanical, electrical, embedded, biomedical, and manufacturing decisions stay connected as the product takes shape.
Get your project quickly moving in the right direction
We develop functional prototypes, proof-of-concept systems, test beds, fixtures, data collection systems, verification equipment, and field-test articles with one purpose: reduce uncertainty.
The point is not simply to build something quickly, but to answer the most important questions in the process. We help build the hardware needed to answer a technical question or reach the next program milestone.
Build critical hardware with intention
We design and build the hardware around the product, process, problem, or mission.
That includes ground support equipment, lift systems, handling fixtures, custom enclosures, integration tooling, assembly equipment, embedded electrical systems, custom molding, and one-off technical systems.
Go from design to build-ready
Preparing the design for the people and suppliers who have to build it is where many projects fail the hardest.
Root3 Labs supports design for manufacturing, design for assembly, supplier handoff, fabrication planning, production fixtures, assembly tools, and build troubleshooting before production issues arise.
Mechanical Prosthetic Development A prosthetic arm built for the person that lives with it.
Marins needed a prosthetic hand that could handle demanding daily use that was also easy to operate and maintain.
The final system was a fully mechanical body-powered gripper durable enough to depend on. It locks automatically, unlocks on command, and can support activities such as riding a bike, crushing a can, or gripping a crowbar. It’s built for, and by, someone that doesn’t go easy on their tools.
It was also designed for one-handed service at home. Common maintenance can happen in minutes instead of sending the gripper away for 3 months.