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For AI hardware startups

A first board for a founder, not a factory contract.

Ohmbo helps hardware founders turn a description into a prototype. The $149 Proto Kit includes AI design, engineer review and five assembled, tested 2-layer boards within the kit scope. Ships 10–15 working days after engineer approval; courier transit is additional.

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What you actually get

  • A sentence is enoughStart with a plain-English brief. Each account gets one free board design preview online; physical prototypes and file downloads require an order.
  • A review before copperDFM and electrical checks, a written report and up to 2 review rounds before fabrication. Test scope, acceptance criteria and who supplies the test firmware are confirmed before payment.
  • Five tested 2-layer boardsThe $149 kit includes five assembled boards, each checked for power-on, rail voltages and function using test firmware against a written test plan, with a test report. Shipping and import duties are extra, quoted before payment.
  • Time to shipmentShips 10–15 working days after engineer approval. Courier transit is additional.
  • Files you ownSchematic, layout, Gerber, BOM and STEP files are released after payment confirmation and order release. The free online preview does not include downloadable design or manufacturing files.

The $149 kit covers low-voltage DC, 2-layer FR-4 boards up to 100 × 100 mm, 1.6 mm thick with green solder mask. Single-sided SMT, up to 5 through-hole parts and up to $10 in components per board are included. Four- and six-layer designs require engineer review and a separate quote. We do not take mains-powered, medical, automotive or high-speed designs.