Why we are building this
We are two academicians building the teaching aids we always wished our own labs had. We are at the idea stage, based in Bengaluru, and not yet incorporated.
The problem
Thin data
Paper-pencil tests and analog apparatus capture a single score per item: a tick, a count, a stopwatch time.
Old equipment
Many labs still run on wood-and-metal kits such as the memory drum, tachistoscope and steadiness tester.
Priced out of modern tools
Imported psychophysiology teaching systems are priced per station, beyond what most department budgets allow.
Procedure over science
Checkbox and keypress responses teach procedure, not the science of measuring behaviour.
A fourth way to measure
Each earlier way of measuring added precision. Sensors add new kinds of data, and let participants respond the way people actually react.
Paper and pencil
Questionnaires, inventories and paper tasks.
Captures a tick or a total score
Analog apparatus
Mirror drawing, memory drum, chronoscope.
Captures a counter or stopwatch reading
Computerised tasks
Task software and online test batteries.
Captures keypress reaction time and accuracy
Sensor-native devices
Infrared, facial-response, GSR and EEG sensing.
Captures movement, face, skin and brain signals
Move, don't click
Reach towards or away from a target. Onset and hesitation are recorded.
React, don't rate
Skin conductance reveals arousal that participants may not report, or even notice.
Express, don't explain
Expressions and attention to the task are logged while the participant works.
Vision and mission
Vision
Research-grade experiments within every psychology student's reach, in India and around the world.
Measuring the mind in full resolution, not just ticks and timers.
Mission
We build low-cost, sensor-based instruments and validated protocols, by psychologists, for psychologists.
Design affordable devices, with custom builds for any paradigm
Validate every protocol for reliability and validity before release
Train faculty and students to run, analyse and extend their own experiments
Validation is our process before release. No protocol has completed it yet.
Why psychologists are building this
Lab devices often begin with a sensor, then look for a use. We begin with the construct and the protocol, then choose the sensor.
Measurement comes first
Reliability, validity and norms are part of the design from the start.
Designed for real practicals
We teach and research in psychology, so we design for how practicals actually run.
Signals students can read
Each signal is tied to a construct, so it is more than a raw trace on a screen.
Ethics by design
Consent templates and privacy-aware data handling are part of every protocol.
Founders
Dr. Kiran NC
Founder, Associate Professor of Psychology
Brings academic leadership and curriculum knowledge.
Shouvik Sarkar
Co-Founder, Research Scholar in Psychology
Brings psychometrics and hands-on experiment building.
Roadmap
The order of work, from where we are now.
Discover We are here
Interview faculty and heads of department, and settle the three launch protocols.
Prototype
Build first working devices for Go/No-Go, Stroop and Mental Rotation.
Validate
Pilot with undergraduate students under ethics approval, and check reliability and validity against standard versions of each task.
Beta
Trial the instruments and the first software version in pilot departments.
Launch
Open the Starter Lab for quote requests and submit the validation paper.
Talk to us
We would like to hear how your department teaches these practicals today, whether or not you need an instrument yet.