We Built These
Some started with questions we kept coming back to. Others came to us as ambitious ideas that needed a way forward. These are the products we have designed, tested and brought to the people who need them.
Sentra
Crop Intelligence Device
A solar-powered crop intelligence device that turns field conditions into farmer-ready alerts.
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PadFlo
Menstrual Care Dispenser
A manual wall-mounted dispenser that releases one menstrual pad at a time.
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Safara
Community Safety System
A community alert system that connects a panic button to nearby responders.
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We build the path from idea to hardware.
Between your idea and a product people can use sit the difficult stages: defining, designing, prototyping, testing, fabricating and preparing for real-world use. Re-Build brings those stages together to move ambitious products forward.
Tell us what you're buildingThe Journey from Idea to Hardware.
Good hardware is not linear from an idea to an object. We start with people, learn enough to move, build enough to test, and keep refining until the product is ready for the world it was designed for.
From first sketches to workshop tests and working products, this is what building looks like.
Watch the FilmWe build across the systems people rely on every day.
We call them Pillars. Water, Agriculture, Health, Energy and Matter are some of the most important places where practical hardware can make everyday life safer, easier and more reliable.
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The Forge
The Forge is Re-Build’s platform for programmes that help hardware builders move from ambition to execution. Its current programme, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, gives selected builders a structured environment to develop, test and strengthen physical products.
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What Builders Are Saying About Us
Good hardware is not linear from an idea to an object. We start with people, build early, learn quickly and keep iterating.
Lennox Omondi
Chief Executive Officer, EcoBana Ltd
2022 Hult Prize Global Winner
“The result has exceeded every expectation. PadFlo is an elegant, robust, and highly practical innovation that requires neither electricity nor payment, making it perfectly suited for schools and underserved communities across Africa.”
Project:PadFlo
Blossom Eromosele
Founder, AllSpace
The Forge Resident
“What I appreciated most was how collaborative the process was. I was always part of the conversation, my ideas were heard, and the team constantly challenged me with new ways to strengthen not just the prototype, but the work we're building at AllSpace.”
Project:AllSpace
Have something worth building?
Bring us the problem, the idea or the system that needs to work better. We will help you identify the most practical path forward.