Built to last

How Obi hardware gets made.

Transparency on sourcing, testing, and quality control — because hardware backers and clinical customers both deserve to know exactly how something was built before they trust it on their body.

01
Design for manufacture

Every component is chosen for supply-chain resilience — dual-sourced where possible, no single-supplier dependencies for critical parts.

02
Prototype validation

Functional prototypes are tested against real users across yoga, strength, and rehab use cases before tooling begins.

03
Certification testing

Production-intent units undergo FCC, CE, and relevant safety testing. No unit ships without passing certification in its target market.

04
Contract manufacturing & QC

Built at an audited contract manufacturer with in-line quality checks — every unit is functionally tested before packaging, not sample-batch tested.

05
Packaging & fulfillment

Obsidian matte packaging with foil-stamped branding (see Press Kit), shipped via tracked freight with serial-number-level traceability.

Certification

What every unit is tested against.

FCC (US)
CE (EU)
IC (Canada)
RoHS compliant
IPX4–IPX7 by device (see product specs)

Certification status shown reflects target requirements for launch markets — update with actual test-lab certificates and dates as they're completed.

Supply chain

Built with dual-sourcing in mind.

Sensor and battery components are specified with at least one qualified alternate supplier for every critical part. This adds design overhead up front but is the single biggest lever against the shortages that have delayed hardware campaigns industry-wide.

Questions about sourcing or QC?

We're glad to share more detail with backers, press, or clinical partners.