Compute Platforms for Learning
Hardware That Serves the Learner
Atlas is a family of purpose-built compute devices — from handhelds to appliances — designed around privacy, durability, and the Castalia ecosystem. Every device runs open firmware. No telemetry. No app store. You own the hardware and what runs on it.
The Platform Family
Five form factors. Same firmware stack, same philosophy: the device does what you tell it and nothing else. iNQ Cards are supported on all devices (DS and SP require the Sense board).
Atlas DS
Dual-screen clamshell. Primary IPS display for activities, secondary e-ink screen for status — battery, time, quiet indicators. Folds like a book.
- ✓ 7" IPS + 4.2" E-ink
- ✓ Quad-core A55, 4GB RAM
- ✓ 5000mAh, Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.2
TriCorder
Handheld compute in a Game Boy form factor. Physical d-pad and action buttons, front camera for iNQ Card scanning, pocketable. The field device.
- ✓ 3.5" IPS, 480×320
- ✓ Quad-core A53, 2GB RAM
- ✓ 220g, 2MP camera
Field Tablet
The original Atlas tablet. 7" landscape display, full kickstand, drop-tested housing. Runs the same firmware stack in a single-screen form factor.
- ✓ 7" IPS, landscape
- ✓ 1-meter drop tested
- ✓ Matte PC/ABS, kickstand
Sense
Sensor module that clips onto any Atlas device. Adds a camera, 9-axis IMU, and three M5Stack sensor ports. Turns a tablet into a field instrument.
- ✓ Camera + 9DOF IMU
- ✓ 3× M5Stack Unit ports
- ✓ Fits DS, Field Tablet, SP
Inquiry Appliance
NewTarget: $500
A dedicated compute node for running the Castalia stack locally. Serves content to Atlas devices, runs local AI inference, hosts iNQ Card libraries, and acts as the terrAIn base station. Everything stays on your network — no cloud required.
Built on $400 of real hardware. The $100 margin funds firmware development and keeps the lights on. No subscriptions, no recurring fees for the device itself.
- ✓ Local AI inference (on-device models)
- ✓ Content server for Atlas fleet
- ✓ terrAIn base station compatible
- ✓ iNQ Card library + QR resolver
- ✓ No cloud dependency, no telemetry
- ✓ $400 hardware / $500 retail
Why Build Custom Hardware?
You Own It
No app store gatekeeper. No forced updates. No tracking SDKs baked into the OS. Open firmware — you can read, modify, and flash it yourself.
Privacy by Architecture
Sensor data processed on-device and discarded immediately. The Inquiry Appliance keeps everything on your local network. We don't have a server to send your data to, even if we wanted to.
Built to Last
Drop-tested housings, matte PC/ABS shells, recessed glass. These are instruments, not disposable consumer electronics. Designed for years of daily use by kids, students, and field researchers.
iNQ Card Ecosystem
Physical cards that link to digital content. Scan a QR code or tap an NFC tag — the Atlas device loads the lesson, the map, the faculty conversation. The card is the interface between the physical and digital worlds.
First production cohort
Help Us Build the First Run
We're funding the first production batch through our community — no VC, no ad model, no compromises. Founding families get hardware at cost and a voice in what we build next.
Join the Founding Cohort