What is Palpable
Your idea, running on hardware.
Sense and act
Works with 76+ off-the-shelf modules. Buy them anywhere, snap them on, auto-detected.
React on displays
Full React apps on physical screens. OLED, e-ink, LCD, HDMI, touchscreen.
Connect everything
Every project gets its own API. Connectors to external services. CLI included.
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
Connect
Connect your board and modules. They’re auto-detected.
Describe
Tell PAL what the device should do. It writes the code and deploys it.
Ship
Your device runs locally, updates over the air, and exposes APIs you can build on.
Choose your board. Pick your Qwiic modules.
Palpable supports Raspberry Pi, Arduino and ESP32, so you can easily take what you already have at home and get started. The software layer adapts to the board and supports a wide range of Qwiic modules, so you can easily combine different parts to realize your ideas.
The AI
Meet PAL
Voice to deployed code.
“Alert me when temperature drops below 15.” PAL writes it, deploys it, done.
Tap to speak
Your data, your API.
One sentence gives you WebSocket and REST endpoints.
React on real pixels.
PAL renders your interface on physical displays — OLED, e-ink, LCD, HDMI. Full React and WebGL.
“Show me air quality on the OLED”
Compiling JSX...
Use cases
What you can build
Cave sensor array
3 environmental sensors, multi-PiFactory floor monitor
3 sensors, auto-shutoffBedside air quality
2 sensors, e-ink displayInteractive game controller
6 inputs, display + hapticsSelf-tuning grow room
5 sensors, multi-boardCoordinated sensor swarm
multi-Pi, shared stateWho it's for
If you can prompt, you can prototype.
Hardware startups
Validate before committing to custom PCBs. Ship a working prototype, not a slide deck.
Research teams
Deploy sensor arrays in the field without firmware expertise. Focus on the science.
Product teams
Unblock non-EE team members. The mechanical engineer, the designer — they can all prototype without waiting.
Designers & architects
Build interactive physical experiences with code you already know. React renders on real displays.
Anyone with a physical idea
If you can describe it, PAL can build it.
FAQ
Questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. PAL writes the code. You describe what you want in plain language — by voice or text — and it deploys to the device.
What modules are supported?
76 Qwiic-compatible modules across 12 categories, with more added regularly. Plus any display — OLED, LCD, e-ink, HDMI — via the universal display driver.
What if the internet goes down?
Scripts run locally on the device. Your automation keeps working offline.
What if I don’t know what parts I need?
PAL recommends parts based on what you want to build, and helps you find them.