We’re often asked what differentiates us from other design teams and why our customers return year after year. Most often, the feedback is related to Passion, Process, and Thoughtfulness. Our engineers have a passion for unsolved problems. We do this for fun… it’s our Happy Place. We follow a First Principles Process of breaking down obstacles into their most fundamental pieces then Design, Prototype, & Test solutions one at a time before putting it all back together. Finally, we look at design details thoughtfully from different perspectives, how they integrate with other aspects of the product, and how they might affect everything from the material selection, manufacturing cost, assembly, reliability, customer experience, and beyond which ultimately leads to a quality product for our customers… and theirs.
Chad founded Root3 Labs in 2012 and has over two decades of product design experience. At home and at work, he enjoys making stuff and voiding warranties and couldn't imagine doing anything else.
Conrad’s passion for creation was first sparked using his grandfather’s tools while growing up in New Jersey. This passion for building and solving problems is only rivaled by his passion for running.
Christina has a zest for learning and travel. She's installed solar panels in Ghana and eaten pasta in Italy. She's also a licensed commercial sUAV pilot.
Rachel is a biomedical engineer with a keen interest in mechanical design and human factors as well as hiking and playing piano and spending time with family and friends.
Todd is excited to be back in Baltimore. His career so far includes medical robots, irrigation pumps in Myanmar, and a healthcare app - basically anything related to practical Innovations.
Willem Ytsma is a mechanical engineer and artist. He enjoys seeing live music and tinkering with old audio/video tech.
Katie is an electrical engineering master’s student at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is very interested in working with circuits and device design for biomedical applications after graduating next spring.
Brian is a twice graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Robotics.
Christopher is always looking for the next fun thing to work on. Often found hacking on projects late into the night, if there’s electrons or solder involved, he's interested.
Audrey is a rising senior at the University of Maryland majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Before joining Root3 Labs, she interned at an air purifier startup company and gained experience with CAD and 3d printing.
Vinny is a Senior Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Maryland. His main interests are additive manufacturing and design.
After discovering his love for engineering in the Project Lead the Way program at Pikesville High School, Noah decided to learn more about what a career in engineering would entail at Root3 Labs.
Dionna has a background in administrative/ clerical work as well as order processing in a manufacturing environment.
Ruthie joins Chad at work whenever she’s able hitch a ride. She likes to have her tummy rubbed but keeps her distance in the shop.
Dunkin is our friendly office pup. He accompanies Christina to work every day and can often be found roaming the office and staying alert for the delivery folks.
Half our our facility is comprised of an extensive and versatile fabrication workshop to allow quick-turn prototype iteration using a variety of materials, equipment, and techniques. This allows our engineers to quickly test an idea or modify a component. Watch a video tour of the workshop. It also means our engineers fully understand how a part can best be made because they’re familiar with the tools to make it. We have in-house fabrication capabilities in SLA 3D printing, laser-cutting, CNC and manual machining, welding, woodworking, metalworking, and electronics, as well as vinyl cutting, sewing, thermoforming, and it’s always expanding.
