OpenBlocks
One Canvas, Everything
Sensors, signals, AI prompts, time triggers — every element in your system lives on one shared canvas. No switching between tools. No hidden logic. Just your patch, running exactly as you see it.
Wire Anything Together
A physical knob can drive a digital shader. A microphone can feed a language model. A time node can spin a motor. In Patchwork, medium boundaries do not exist — only inputs, outputs, and the connections you draw between them.
No Code, No Compromise
Patchwork gives you the expressive power of a custom-engineered system without writing a single line of code. Every node carries its own interface. Every connection is live. The canvas is the program.
AI on the Patch
Language models are not a separate tool you switch to — they live on the canvas as nodes. Ask an AI to generate content, route its output to a physical actuator, and watch the edit appear as a visible, rewireable graph connection in real time.
How does it work?
Software
Defines Behaviour
We work across strategy, design, and engineering to help teams move faster without sacrificing quality.
Hardware
Builds Interface
We collaborate with teams to understand their goals and constraints before shaping the experience.
What if creation felt like building with blocks?
A few sneakpeaks…
The Impact
OpenBlocks makes it easy to make. By lowering the barrier to entry, we reduce repeated engineering, speed up prototyping, and empower a growing community of creators.
10+ physical nodes
100+ digital nodes,
supporting 100+ prototypes, and facilitating installations across global exhibits and workshops.
Coming Soon…
Collaborations
Philosophy
Our platform's architecture is built on four core design principles to keep you in the creative flow:
Nodes is the Unit
There are no hidden menus. Every node carries its parameters and interface directly in its body.
Visible Patching
The patch is its own documentation. What you see connected on the canvas is exactly how the program runs. Makes it easier to understand directly.
Interoperable
Connect anything to anything. A hand-tracking signal can drive a digital shader or physically spin a motor or to an external tool. The medium boundary is in the eye of the maker.
AI assist
AI isn't a black box outside the canvas. Language models can generate content or even wire up nodes for you, and every AI action appears as a visible, editable graph edit in real time.