# ProtoAI

ProtoAI is an AI-driven platform that transforms user prompts into manufacturable hardware products. It enables users to describe custom IoT and embedded system requirements through conversational prompts, refining specifications until ready for order placement and manufacturing.

## What ProtoAI Does
- **Prompt-to-Product Transformation**: Converts conversational prompts into manufacturable hardware and IoT device specifications
- **AI-Powered Requirements Refinement**: Guides users through iterative specification development, ensuring technical feasibility and manufacturability
- **End-to-End Product Journey**: Supports users from initial concept through design validation to order placement
- **Technical Articles & Guides**: Hosts educational content on hardware implementations, IoT applications, and manufacturing considerations
- **PDPA-Compliant Data Handling**: Ensures all interactions and data follow Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act guidelines

## User-Focused Platform
- **Target Audience**: Hardware developers, IoT engineers, embedded systems programmers, maker enthusiasts, and anyone seeking custom hardware solutions
- **Content Focus**: Hardware design guides, manufacturing considerations, IoT application tutorials, and regional implementation resources across multiple industries
- **Language**: Accessible technical terminology that bridges conversational prompt inputs with manufacturing requirements

## Technical Focus Areas
- Custom IoT device development and manufacturing
- Embedded system design for specific use cases
- Smart hardware prototyping and production
- Regional manufacturing capabilities and requirements
- Environmental monitoring and industrial IoT solutions
- Agriculture precision farming technologies

## Key Capabilities
- **Prompt-to-Manufacturing Pipeline**: Translates natural language requirements into production-ready hardware designs
- **AI-Driven Feasibility Analysis**: Validates technical specifications for manufacturability and cost-effectiveness
- **Iterative Design Refinement**: Facilitates collaborative specification development through conversational interactions
- **Global Manufacturing Support**: Enables order placement for custom hardware production across multiple regions
- **Conversation Summarization**: Automatically extracts and organizes project requirements and decisions
- **Modern Architecture**: Built with Next.js 14 and TypeScript for reliability and maintainability

## Access & Resources
- **Website**: https://protoai.me
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/company/myprotoai/
- **Sitemap**: https://protoai.me/sitemap.xml (discovers all hardware articles and development guides)
- **Privacy Policy**: https://protoai.me/privacy
- **Terms of Service**: https://protoai.me/terms

## Origins
- Born out of the Cursor x Anthropic Hackathon Malaysia in December 2025
- Designed as a practical resource for hardware and IoT developers
- Focused on solving real-world development challenges with AI assistance

## Current Status
- **Sitemap Content**: Contains articles across multiple languages and regions (agriculture IoT, environmental monitoring, smart city projects, industrial applications)

## Covered Markets
ProtoAI currently provides regional resources and content for the following markets:
- **Americas**: Brazil (br), Canada (ca), Haiti (ht), Puerto Rico (pr), United States (us)
- **Asia Pacific**: Australia (au), India (in), Indonesia (id), Japan (jp), South Korea (kr), Malaysia (my), New Zealand (nz), Philippines (ph), Singapore (sg), Taiwan (tw), Thailand (th), Vietnam (vn)
- **Europe**: Switzerland (ch), Germany (de), Spain (es), France (fr), Ireland (ie), Netherlands (nl), Poland (pl), Russia (ru), Sweden (se), United Kingdom (uk)

The platform delivers localized IoT and hardware development content tailored to each region's specific market needs and technical requirements.