We are a creative engineering studio.

From vision to exploratory technology and experiences, our place between disciplines helps us serve clients looking not only for unique ideas but also the means to build and test them.

Whether engineering AI systems, unlocking new R+D opportunities, or reimagining robots as ambassadors for circularity: we help our clients use technology as a medium for regeneration, inspiration and empowerment.

Services

Our studio applies 15 years of expertise to services that guide conscious, end-to-end technology development.

In our quest to make desirable future visions tangible today, we embark on a divergent journey with our clients. Unlike traditional foresight, our methods span different tools, philosophies and dimensions while remaining rooted in our client’s own DNA.

  • Problem/Opportunity Framing
  • Innovation Strategy + Storytelling
  • Exploratory Operating Models
  • Speculative Design

As a holistic innovation studio, we act as an accelerated R+D arm for companies across various industries. We work with our clients to explore novel materials and tools and break down complex technical ambitions into actionable programs, desirable concepts and advanced prototypes.

  • Material Research
  • Creative Engineering
  • AI + Robotics

For ideas to be impactful, we believe in designing beyond function and creating lasting experiences, around or with technologies that engage, empower, and inspire.

  • Retail Experiences
  • Multi-modal Interfaces
  • Machine Poetics

The drying module of the Bot Initiated Longevity Lab (B.I.L.L.) for Nike.
Our technologists' hands-on approach to early, rapid prototyping
A gas turbine manufacturing robot
Inverted garden air purification concept
The Bot Initiated Longevity Lab (B.I.L.L.): A sneaker-repair robot built for Nike
Circuit board close-up – where robotics becomes art
Technical drawing of an automated packaging station
Simulation of a robotic storage and delivery system
Future city archetypes installation
App to monitor EV fleets
Onboarding app for EV drivers
Automated cleaning system using reclaimed materials

Selected projects

Being at the vanguard of shaping change allows us to work with visionary institutions and businesses who are ready to think of their role within a broader value chain and lead their respective industries towards regenerative practices.

Retail The Bot Initiated Longevity Lab is a a robotic array created for Nike to repair and refresh worn sneakers. Read more ↗ Apparel A portable, semi-automated repair module for Nike that enables adherence of heat-activated patches in under a minute Energy Software to enable remote maintenance for wind turbines Apparel Integrated repair station and interface development for scalable zipper repair Retail Automated packaging processes for reduced distribution waste Logistics Fleet management application to ease the transition to emission-free, urban deliveries Energy Robotic lay-up work station for precision gas turbine manufacture Mobility Platform strategy for a modular suite of regenerative lifestyle solutions Infrastructure Off-grid infrastructure designs to connect communities to safe resources Retail Glocal network of retail innovation labs for tailored, immersive experiences Mobility Car interior design that harnesses bio-materials for greater sustainability Electronics Circular framework for electronics R+D Mobility Ultra-light, shape-shifting vehicle skins for reduced emissions Retail Smart, pneumatic tube delivery system and robotic storage for enhanced customer experience Air Filtration Predictive maintenance software to extend the product life of air filters Infrastructure Development of an off-grid power storage and wind energy solution for a hospital in Ethiopia

Team News

PCH on Instagram

Our client work and studio experiments yield a lot of research, ideas, hard-working prototypes and hard-won wisdom that don't always fit on our website. So, we decided to give some of this work (and the magic in between), a common home on Instagram.

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Communicating Sustainability

Our business is in the development of technology and strategy towards a more planet-conscious future.
But creating the conditions for change rests as much on how we communicate as what we communicate.

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Applying AI to Industry

Recently, our teams embarked on some research and development explorations to better gauge how AI can be applied to industry. The New Foundations series of articles on Medium is a collection of our experiments, learnings and insights.

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How can factories behave like forests?

While technology advances exponentially, it continues to serve outdated, socially and environmentally untenable industrial models. In this article we explore a speculative alternative that could heal the means — and the ends — of industry.

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Interview with PCH on B.I.L.L., our sneaker-repair bot for Nike

As B.I.L.L. has moved to its second location in Nike EHQ we chatted to two of our engineers about their work for the project.

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B.I.L.L. one of FUTUREVVORLD’S favourite projects for 2022

We were thrilled to see our automated sneaker-rejuvenation station featured alongside product and material innovations from Space Available, Helen Kirkum and Zellerfeld in sustainable fashion platform Futurevvorld's line-up for 2022.

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Ready to think big with us?

Email us at moonshots@pch-innovations.com