March 8, 2026
The Hardest Hardware Lessons: What Nobody Tells You About Building a Physical Product If you’ve ever stood in a factory at 2am, wondering why the product you spent two years building isn’t working the way it should, you already know something important: hardware is different. Not harder than software in every dimension. Different. Harder in
March 7, 2026
HP Robots Otto: Remix Challenge First place: Prusa CORE One+ kitHP Robots Starter Creator Kit + All Creator ExpansionsSecond place: HP Robots Starter Creator Kit + All Creator Expansions 2000 Prusameters Third place: HP Robots starter creator kit1200 Prusameters Starting: March 05, 2026, Ending: April 05, 2026 23:59 UTC Entries: from March 01, 2026 to April 05, 2026 23:59 UTC Are you into
February 27, 2026
The One Thing Missing from Most Makers’ Skill Sets? Verified Safety Training.(Good news: it’s not missing anymore.)If you’ve ever stood in front of a band saw and felt that quiet moment of hesitation… “Am I doing this right?” You’re not alone.Too many makers learn safety the hard way: Through close calls, wasted material, or worse…
February 16, 2026
Many founders arrive in Shenzhen and start with a month of our Lab Rat Recruit membership. And for some, especially seasoned veterans of China’s supply chain. it’s absolutely the right choice. But if you’re new to hardware, or even if you’ve built before but are tackling something more complex this time, a Recruit membership may leave you navigating the hardest part of Shenzhen entirely on your own: Knowing who to trust. If you’re building a product that improves lives, not just a prototype, you need more than tools. You need trusted intros, expert backup, and flexibility when plans change. Discover why starting with a 3-month Lab Rat Rebel plan isn’t a cost… it’s your fastest path to shipping with confidence.
August 31, 2025
Some things stop you dead in your track when you suddenly realize it. For me, this was realizing that TroubleMaker is not just one year back in Huaqiangbei, but we are actually NINE freaking years alive! Time to party and celebrate with all of you! Technically, we started renting a tiny room in Huaqiangbei in May
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