Building the robots that build the boards.
Hardware, software, and a natural-language control layer that together turn manual PCB assembly into an automated one.
Getting from a finished circuit design to a working board still means placing every component by hand. It is slow, it demands precision and it is where prototyping time disappears. SERC builds vision-guided robotic arms that do that step for you.
What we build
The stack has three parts. MiniMEE is a 4-axis SCARA arm with a validated vision system. PCB Workspace is a browser-based control platform that talks to the arm over WebSerial. Layla turns plain English instructions into robot commands.
Where we're headed
Terrestrial PCB assembly is the commercial wedge. The long-term trajectory is in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM), which is the same precision placement problem solved in orbit.
Our mission
We augment and accelerate engineers, not replace them. SERC builds the assembly layer so teams move from design to working hardware faster.
Our team
A team of 16 with backgrounds from Stanford, Princeton, UC Berkeley, Purdue, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Grinnell, VIT and POSTECH.
Hardware
Software
Space MiniMEE Extensions
Mission-specific tooling that extends the Space MiniMEE platform.