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Melvin Labs · R&D & prototypes · The Improbability Company
Turn imagination into something you can test.
Melvin Labs helps founders and product teams turn an uncertain idea into something they can test. We use product research, applied AI and working prototypes to answer a specific question before you commit to a larger build.
Founders and product teams with an idea, or an unresolved product question, that needs to be tried rather than debated.
Melvin Labs is for ideas that aren’t ready to be “real” until you see them alive on screen — the kind of ideas that can’t be explained in a pitch deck, only demonstrated.
Start with the user problem and the assumption holding the idea back. We help shape a focused product brief, decide what evidence would be useful and choose the smallest practical test.
Explore a product workflow, an AI-assisted task or an agent workflow with a working prototype. Product design, software engineering and data specialists help make the idea testable, so your next decision rests on what you observe.
Review what worked, what did not and what remains uncertain. We help refine the product direction and scope the next experiment or build. Prototype scope and timing are agreed for each project; an experiment does not guarantee investment or product–market fit.
Melvin Labs is for founders and product teams who need to test a user journey, explore the usefulness of AI or resolve a product question. We also develop our own products: .volta and the 42 platform for electrification, and the in-form-all workplace evidence showcase.
Product · Melvin Labs
Electrification tools that help households explore energy plans, solar, batteries and home upgrades. Vietnam launch planned for 2027.
.volta is the household-facing name. VoltaRocks is the product story, and 42 is the engine for retailers and channel partners behind it.
Product showcase / early access · Melvin Labs
Helping workplace teams request evidence, see what needs attention and review responses. The current showcase explores these workflows for garment factories in Vietnam.
The showcase is currently available to visitors in Vietnam, Chile and the United States.
Melvin Labs provides:
Melvin Labs is a playful, driven environment built on curiosity and a growth mindset. We partner with people who dare to imagine something different and want a team capable of bringing it to life.
Student-led venture · Supported through TIC–CICT
An early prototype exploring how graduates and employers can verify educational credentials with less manual work. Developed by a student team emerging from the TIC–CICT internship programme.
Lucidex is a student-led venture, not a Melvin Labs product. We support the team through the TIC–CICT internship programme.
Tell us who the idea is for, the problem they face and what you need to learn. We will discuss a suitable experiment and agree its scope and price separately from a Tech Forge engineering engagement.
A prototype is built to answer a defined question. A production platform needs a separately agreed scope for reliability, security, integrations and ongoing operations. We review the results of the experiment before deciding what to develop next.
.volta operates in Australia, with a Vietnam launch planned for 2027. in-form-all is a product showcase exploring workplace evidence requests and response reviews for garment factories in Vietnam; the showcase is currently available to visitors in Vietnam, Chile and the United States.
No. Lucidex is a student-led venture supported through the TIC–CICT internship programme. Its early prototype explores educational credential verification for graduates and employers.
The research and product arm of The Improbability Company — where ideas become prototypes and experiments, and some become products such as .volta and in-form-all.
No. A prototype helps you learn what works and decide what to build next. We’ll be clear about what an experiment can and can’t tell you.
Melvin Labs develops applied AI products, agent workflows and ClimateTech tools. Its products include .volta for households, the 42 engine for retailers and channel partners, and the in-form-all workplace evidence showcase. .volta operates in Australia; its Vietnam launch is planned for 2027.
Bring the question you can’t answer yet. We’ll help you work out how to test it.
