Insights - Pump Studios

Liz, Jack and Greg standing in front of a whiteboard with a prototype and a drawing of the prototype.

Turns Out Product Development Is a Lot Like Canoeing

What a 20-mile canoe race taught me about teamwork, and tackling engineering challenges. About a year ago, my dad and I participated in the Gator

Three gears in different sizes, sitting on a cutting mat.

Gear Train Evolution

Designing and optimizing a gear train can involve a lot of moving parts (literally!). From managing competing design constraints, to a pile of engineering guidelines

Integrating Basic Electronics into Prototypes

Believe it or not the Arduino is about to turn 20 years old and Pump Studios is nearly 18. An entire generation of young engineers,

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is an intensive group problem solving exercise. It is widely understood to be useful in bringing fresh perspective and more brainpower to a problem,

A collage of pictures of the prototype process of the Lettuce Grow Farmstand's.

Prototyping without 3D Printing

When we purchased our first 3D printer over a decade ago, it changed our approach to prototyping. The real time feedback the printer gave allowed

A collage of renderings, the left most is of a dell project, the middle is of our work with Lancer, the last one is a rendering of a fogless mirror.

Proof of Concept Prototyping

Proof of concept prototyping is, at its core, a quick and dirty mock-up, intended to validate a fundamental idea or overall product architecture (Primary Feature).