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Idea“A wireless stack light for any machine that shows red, amber or green, and that I can set from my phone.”

Render of a machine stack light with a lit green ribbed lens, unlit amber and red lenses and a dark grille cap, on a black base with a model plate, standing on a slotted steel bracket.
A 2027 concept by Feng Zhang. From that one sentence, our engines designed its circuit board and its case. Not built yet. See the stack light

Products

Type one sentence, and our engines design the circuit board and the product around it, in the look you choose. Here are 2027 concepts made that way.

One board, three looks

The look is a choice, and the electronics stay the same. All three hold one circuit board, screen and battery, from one sentence: “A sensor that watches temperature and humidity and messages me when they drift.” Rendered from the real design files; not built yet.

2027 concepts

Each started as one sentence. Our engines turned it into a routed, checked circuit board and a full product design. Rendered from the real design files; not built yet.

Industrial

Bolted down, wired up and left alone: rails, terminals, metal and printed legends.

  • Idea“A wireless stack light for any machine that shows red, amber or green, and that I can set from my phone.”

    Render of a machine stack light with a lit green ribbed lens at the bottom, unlit amber and red lenses above it and a dark grille cap on top, on a black base with a model plate and an orange PAIR button, standing on a slotted steel L-bracket. Its long, narrow black circuit board with a radio module and a buzzer at one end, three groups of LEDs along its length and a USB-C socket at the other end.
    Wireless stack light

    by Feng Zhang

    A stack light with red, amber and green lenses, a buzzer and a Wi-Fi radio, so a phone can set it or read its state. It bolts to a machine through a slotted steel bracket and runs on 5 V from a USB-C lead.

    • Board 28 × 217 mm, 2 layers, 144 parts
    • Electrical rules, routing and manufacturing checks passed
    • Column 60 × 250 mm on a 112 × 149 mm steel bracket

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A DIN-rail box that reads my Modbus meters over RS-485 and sends the numbers out over LoRa.”

    Render of a light grey stepped DIN-rail module with an anthracite front, clipped on a section of steel rail: four lit status LEDs with printed legends, a model plate reading RS-485 / LoRa gateway, 5 V DC, black screw-terminal plugs, a USB-C port, a black stub antenna on top and an orange latch tab below. Its narrow black circuit board with a silver radio module, a silver LoRa module, a tall isolated converter across a milled slot, a digital isolator and a USB-C socket.
    DIN-rail LoRa gateway

    by Feng Zhang

    A control-cabinet module that connects to your Modbus meters over RS-485 on screw terminals and has a LoRa radio to send their readings out, running from 5 V DC. It clips onto 35 mm top-hat rail and comes off with the orange latch.

    • Board 40 × 77 mm, 4 layers, 57 parts
    • Routed; manufacturing check passed
    • 53 × 90 × 60 mm; latch slides 5 mm with no collisions

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A sensor that bolts onto a motor and tells my phone when it starts shaking more than usual.”

    Render of a black cylindrical vibration sensor marked VS-1 Vibration, with a ribbed band, a tapered black cap with a lit green light pipe and a WAKE mark, a square flange with four socket-head screws and a stainless hex, bolted to a finned cast-iron motor housing. Its nearly round circuit board with a printed antenna on a tab, a radio chip, an accelerometer at the centre and a Hall switch at the front edge.
    Bolt-on vibration sensor

    by Feng Zhang

    It screws into a tapped hole in a motor housing by its M8 stud and measures vibration with a 3-axis accelerometer, sending readings over Bluetooth LE through its plastic cap. The body is machined metal, and a magnet held against the WAKE mark wakes it.

    • Board 36 × 37.7 mm, 4 layers, 32 parts
    • Routed; manufacturing check passed
    • Ø49 × 91.5 mm, 52 mm square flange, M8 × 1.25 stud

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A rugged handheld meter that checks 4-20 mA sensor loops and logs every reading to my phone.”

    Render of an upright handheld meter in an orange rubber bumper with thick corners and a ribbed side, its black faceplate showing 12.48 mA on a small lit screen above HOLD, LOG and power keys, red and black sockets on top, and a pair of test leads beside it. Its long black circuit board with two socket blocks at one end, small analog chips beside them, three switches across the middle and a silver radio module at the far corner.
    Field loop meter

    by Feng Zhang

    It goes in series with a 4-20 mA sensor loop through two 4 mm sockets on top, shows the current on a small screen and is built to send each reading to your phone over Bluetooth. An orange rubber bumper, a ribbed grip and a lanyard pin are there for work up a ladder, and it charges from USB-C under a rubber plug.

    • Board 50 × 144 mm, 4 layers, 76 parts
    • Electrical rules, routing and manufacturing checks passed
    • 75 × 165 × 35 mm; fit check found no overlaps

    Concept, not built

Business

Slim, quiet equipment that looks right in front of clients.

  • Idea“A desktop label printer for my shop that prints shipping labels from my phone.”

    Render of a low graphite label printer with a smoked lid showing the paper roll inside, a brushed aluminium bar across the front, one FEED key with a green status light, and a white sample shipping label hanging from the front slot. Its black circuit board with a radio module at one corner, a USB-C socket, a tact switch, an RGB LED, four MOSFETs and two pin headers.
    Counter label printer

    by Feng Zhang

    It takes shipping labels from your phone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and feeds them out over a metal tear bar, and its smoked lid tips back on a rear hinge to load a 100 mm roll. The print head is still a placeholder, so this design covers the case, the gears and the control board.

    • Board 60 × 40 mm, 4 layers, 50 parts
    • Electrical rules, routing and manufacturing checks passed
    • Lid swept 0 to 100°, gear train turned: no collisions

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A panel outside each meeting room that shows if it's free and lets people book it with one tap.”

    Render of a slim meeting-room panel on a pale grey wall: a black glass screen in a thin silver aluminium frame shows Boardroom 4, Free until 14:30 and a green Book now button, with a green light line down each side. Its black rectangular circuit board with a large window cut through it, a row of six LEDs along each side arm, a silver radio module at one corner and a USB-C socket on the far edge.
    Meeting room panel

    by Feng Zhang

    It shows whether a meeting room is free, and books it with one tap on the screen. It hangs on a slim wall plate outside the room, with one USB-C cable running through the plate into the wall. The 7-inch display is still a placeholder.

    • Board 170.8 × 95 mm, 2 layers, 91 parts
    • Routed; manufacturing check passed
    • 174 × 116 × 16 mm; no part overlaps in the fit check

    Concept, not built

Everyday

Calm objects for the desk, the garden and the pocket.

  • Idea“A desk camera that turns to follow you around the room while you film or video-call.”

    Render of a white desk camera head on a charcoal neck above a round white base, with an orange ring around the lens. Its round circuit board with a microcontroller, servo connectors and a USB-C socket.
    Follow-me desk camera

    by Feng Zhang

    A small computer in the head finds you in the picture, and two servos pan and tilt to keep you in frame. Press the orange key to start or stop.

    • Board 84 × 87 mm, 2 layers, 29 parts
    • Electrical rules, routing and manufacturing checks passed
    • Pan ±170° and tilt ±45° swept with no collisions

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A bird feeder with a camera that recognises every bird that visits and sends you its photo.”

    Render of a sage-green bird feeder with a clear seed hopper, a solar roof, a perch and a camera window with an orange ring. Its small circuit board with a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a solar charger.
    Solar bird-feeder camera

    by Feng Zhang

    A bird landing on the perch wakes the camera to photograph it. The feeder sleeps at night and charges from a solar panel on its roof.

    • Board 44 × 30 mm, 2 layers, 38 parts
    • Electrical rules, routing and manufacturing checks passed
    • Wakes when a bird lands, sleeps at night

    Concept, not built

  • Idea“A pocket messenger that texts your friends with no cell signal, over LoRa, and shows where they are.”

    Render of a slim light-grey handheld with a black screen panel and three keys, the middle one orange. Its circuit board with a LoRa module, a radio module and a GPS module.
    Off-grid pocket messenger

    by Feng Zhang

    It sends short messages to friends' devices over long-range LoRa radio, with no phone network, and GPS shows how far away each friend is.

    • Board 50 × 44 mm, 4 layers, 43 parts
    • Routed; manufacturing check passed
    • LoRa radio, GPS and a small screen

    Concept, not built

Toys

Soft forms and a bit of character.

  • Idea“A small desk robot with expressive eyes that turns its head to look at you.”

    Render of a small white desk robot with a black face showing two glowing eyes. Its circuit board: a radio module, a battery charger and sensors on a black board.
    Desk companion robot

    by Feng Zhang

    Its screen face shows two glowing eyes, and a servo turns its head toward you. It purrs when you pick it up and charges over USB-C.

    • Board 45 × 34 mm, 2 layers, 38 parts
    • Routed; manufacturing check passed
    • Head swept ±60° with no collisions

    Concept, not built

Designed with our engines

Checked designs that haven't been built yet. Every image is a render of the actual design file.

  • Render of a graphite two-legged research robot with a machined camera pod and one round lens on a pan-tilt neck, a chest tub under a screwed aluminium deck with an orange power key and an orange lift loop, a slim plate marked BP-1 Research Biped Platform beside a green status light, and bright aluminium side plates with socket screws along its legs.

    Research biped

    by Feng Zhang

    Thirteen smart servos, a camera pod on a pan-tilt neck and a machined deck; it stands and crouches in simulation but doesn't walk.

    Concept, not built

  • Render of a low anthracite inspection rover with chunky black tyres and faceted wheel guards, an orange carry hoop across its deck, a dark front window showing a camera lens and a white light strip, and a raised rear turret topped by a LiDAR head with a dark red window, marked RV-1 Inspection Rover on its flank.

    Server room rover

    by Feng Zhang

    A LiDAR turret, a camera behind a dark front window and an orange carry hoop; it drives 1 m straight in simulation.

    Concept, not built

  • Render of a low anthracite four-legged robot standing on round rubber feet, with an orange carry handle recessed in its screwed top cover, finned sides, round machined hip housings, bright tapered thigh plates, and a thin white light strip in a dark window in a black rubber nose.

    Legged inspection robot

    by Feng Zhang

    Twelve smart servos inside machined housings, a camera in its nose and an orange carry handle; it stands and crawls slowly in simulation.

    Concept, not built

  • Render of an upright handheld meter with a graphite metal head on a narrower grip with black rubber sides. Its black face shows a lit screen marked SAMPLE with -31 dBm and 86.4 µT above MODE, orange HOLD and power keys, with a raised block marked X, Y and Z and a hinged black antenna on top, and a black plastic foot marked RADIO ANTENNA.

    RF magnetic survey meter

    by Feng Zhang

    A handheld meter that finds 2.4 GHz radio sources and strong magnetic fields, comparing them rather than measuring them.

    Concept, not built

  • Render of a five-finger robot hand on a dark tapered forearm stand: slim silver and black jointed fingers with thin tendon housings running down into a silver palm with a black grip panel, a thumb set on the palm's side, an orange collar at the wrist and a silver service plate marked HD-02 on the forearm.

    Five-finger tendon hand

    by Feng Zhang

    Eleven motors in the forearm pull tendons to sixteen joints in slim fingers; checked for collisions, not yet for grip.

    Concept, not built

How it will work

You describe the device. Physily works through it one step at a time and stops at each checkpoint so you can approve it, change it, or ask an engineer to review it.

  1. Spec

    Asks you a few questions, then writes down what the device must do and how each feature will be tested.

  2. Parts

    Picks the chip, sensors and battery, and a pre-certified radio module so certification costs less.

  3. Board

    Places and routes the circuit board, checks it against electrical and manufacturing rules, and writes the manufacturing files a board maker needs.

  4. Case

    Designs the case around the board in the look you choose, from toy to industrial, with moving parts like buttons, lids and hinges, and checks that everything fits. Plastic parts start as 3D prints; metal parts go to a machine shop.

  5. Firmware

    Writes the code and builds it. With the board on your desk, a small desktop app flashes the chip and tests it for real.

  6. Prototype

    You order the board and print the case. Physily walks you through putting it together and testing it.

  7. Sell

    Shows the cost per unit from 10 to 5,000 units and the FCC certification path for the US. Then you move to BXNode, our business tools, to send quotes, buy parts and ship.

Every result says how it was checked

Code that compiles isn't the same as a device that works. Physily labels each result, so you know what still needs a closer look.

Verified on hardware
Measured on the real chip or with a meter, with a count of how many checks were measured.
Firmware says pass, not measured
The firmware reported success, but nothing outside it measured the result.
Compiles, not tested on hardware
The code builds. It hasn't run on a board yet.
Can't check yet: needs a board
Something has to happen first, and Physily tells you what it is.

What's built so far

Physily joins engines our team already builds and uses. The joined-up product isn't ready yet. Here's where each part stands.

Render of the collar case, closed. The same collar case pulled apart: solar panel, lid, battery, circuit board and base.
The collar's case, battery and circuit board, pulled apart. The case was modelled in other CAD software, not designed in Physily; our case engine rendered it.
Where each part stands, October 2026
Firmware (BXForge) Writes, builds, flashes and checks firmware on real radio chips and low-power microcontrollers. It has written complete LoRa + GPS firmware for our collar that runs end to end with a live gateway.
Circuit boards Picks parts, places and routes boards, checks them, and writes standard manufacturing files. No board it designed has been manufactured yet. That's next.
Cases and moving parts Builds cases around a board with fit checks, plus gears, hinges and joints. It rendered the images on this page.
Making Our collar, ear tag, light tag and gateway are already in factory production.
Business tools (BXNode) Quotes, supplier orders, stock and invoices, in beta. It's sold on its own too, at bxnode.com.
Not built yet One flow that takes a device from a typed idea to a working unit. The beta has to prove that first, with real builds.

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