About

Thinkin' Rocks is a prototyping ecosystem. We maintain spaces where people build AI systems, robotics projects, XR applications, embedded devices, and experimental hardware—the kind of stuff that needs actual equipment and other builders around.

Most technical education teaches theory. Labs are locked behind bureaucracy. Makerspaces have basic equipment. Hardware startups can't afford gear until funding arrives. Researchers work in isolation. Hackathon projects die on Monday. We saw people with skills and drive but nowhere to actually build serious tech.

Developers exploring biosensing in the lab, experimenting with OpenBCI and EmotiBit hardware during a session led by Yerzhan Zhamashev. (March 2026)

So we made a place where the default is "yes, try it." Where you can start on Tuesday and have a working prototype by Friday. Where breaking things is learning, and someone in the room has probably solved your exact problem before. Equipment is shared, knowledge transfer is built in, and access comes from showing up and contributing. We also run Nerd Outs—sessions where people share what they're obsessed with, whether it's a circuit they debugged for weeks or an algorithm that won't leave their head.

We're located at Startup Sauna at Aalto University, second floor. Join our Telegram chat, come to a build session, start working on something. That's how it works.