Independent R&D

HollowTechLabs

Independent technology lab exploring hardware, software, communications, retro computing, and things that probably didn't need to exist.

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Workshop board

Lab Status

Static index

Lab Status: Online
Active Projects: 6
Current Phase: Prototyping
System: Nominal

Bench queue

On the Bench

A current snapshot of work moving through the lab. Updated deliberately—not live telemetry.

Current work03 records

BENCH-001
SCUT
Communications platform
Core communications and interface development
Active
BENCH-002
Communications Buoy
Off-grid hardware
System architecture and hardware prototyping
Testing
BENCH-003
HollowCore
Retro computing
Electrical architecture and interface development
Active

Index 04

Featured Projects

Work currently on the bench. Specifications stay in the shop until they are ready to share.

Project // 001
Active Development
SCUT
A multi-transport communications platform built around persistent personal nodes.
Status
Active Development
Category
Communications / Software
Record
HTL-001
Open record →
Project // 002
Prototype
Communications Buoy
Deployable emergency/off-grid communications and recovery node.
Status
Prototype
Category
Communications / Hardware
Record
HTL-002
Open record →
Project // 003
Development
HollowCore
Modern hardware interface for the Commodore 64.
Status
Development
Category
Retro Computing / Hardware
Record
HTL-003
Open record →
Project // 004
Development
LoRaQuest
Experimental multiplayer LoRa gaming system.
Status
Development
Category
Experimental Gaming / Radio
Record
HTL-004
Open record →
Project // 006
Development
Line Feed
A mechanical typewriter platformer where the page becomes the playing field.
Status
Development
Category
Game Development / Platformer
Record
HTL-006
Open record →
Project // 005
Active Development
Echo Protocol
Space exploration and network-management game built around self-replicating probes.
Status
Active Development
Category
Game Development / Software
Record
HTL-005
Open record →

Operating method

What Happens Here

The shop exists to find out. Most work starts with a question that will not leave the bench alone: I wonder if we could…

01
Build
Turn questionable ideas into physical or digital prototypes.
02
Test
Find out what actually works.
03
Break
Failure is useful data.
04
Document
Record the process so the next version is better.

Field journal

Latest Lab Notes

Build logs, experiments, failures, discoveries, and technical notes recorded while the work is still fresh.

LN-008

Sep 27, 2026

Build Log

Beta Systems and Visual Record

Echo Protocol reaches a documented beta checkpoint with timed operations, staged contact analysis, mobile cartography refinements, and a public visual record.

Read →

LN-003

Sep 27, 2026

Technical Note