# TechBlackboard Labs

> Labs is where technology gets exposed to conditions that do not care about a specification sheet: heat, dust, rain, unreliable power and intermittent connectivity. Some of this becomes product. Some of it becomes advice about what not to do.

We test ideas before we sell answers.

## Farm weather station

Environmental Monitoring · Running

A low-cost weather and soil monitoring station running on solar power at a working farm, reporting over intermittent mobile coverage.

> The open question: How much useful agronomic signal can you get from hardware cheap enough to lose?

## Offline-first edge gateway

IoT & Edge · Prototype

A field gateway that buffers sensor data locally and reconciles it when a connection returns, rather than assuming one exists.

> The open question: What is the smallest reliable sync protocol for a site that is offline half the week?

## AI assistant for geospatial work

Artificial Intelligence · Prototype

A chat assistant embedded in GIS tooling that understands the layers actually loaded and can execute mapping actions on them.

> The open question: Does an assistant with real layer context beat a general chatbot enough to justify the integration?

## Supply chain traceability

Agriculture · Running

Connected traceability for agricultural supply chains, aimed at the evidence requirements now landing on smallholder-sourced goods.

> The open question: What is the least data a smallholder can be asked for that still satisfies a buyer audit?

Related product: SusChain

## Off-grid power for field instruments

Energy / Off-grid · Exploring

Solar and battery sizing for instruments that must survive a week of overcast weather without a site visit.

> The open question: Where is the crossover between a bigger panel and a lower duty cycle?

## Portable field instruments

Field Technology · Exploring

Handheld measurement tools built from commodity parts, designed to be repaired in a workshop rather than returned to a vendor.

> The open question: Can a repairable instrument stay accurate enough to be trusted in a report?

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