Off Grid

The Challenge

Cell towers fail. Power grids fail. Internet access is the first thing to go in a disaster — and the first thing you need when you're trying to navigate, treat an injury, or figure out what plant your kid just ate.

Existing 'survival kits' are paper books. They're heavy, they're out of date, and you can't search them at 2 a.m. with a flashlight.

Our Solution

Off Grid is a pocket-sized server that broadcasts its own Wi-Fi and serves a curated library of human knowledge. No cloud, no SIM, no monthly fee — connect any phone or tablet and you have Wikipedia, maps and medical guides.

We preloaded the content people actually need in an emergency, then layered an offline AI assistant on top so users can ask questions in plain English instead of hunting through articles.

What We Built

• Full offline Wikipedia mirror.
• OpenStreetMap with offline routing for the regions you select.
• Curated medical and first-aid guides.
• Offline AI assistant for natural-language Q&A against the loaded library.
• Library of survival, repair and reference books.
• Self-hosted Wi-Fi access point — no internet required.

How We Delivered

Discovery

We sat with the team using the current tools and watched where work actually broke down.

Design

Wireframes and clickable prototypes the client could test before a single line of production code.

Build

Iterative releases with weekly reviews so the product stayed honest to real workflows.

Launch & Support

Migration, training and an ongoing improvement loop after go-live.

Results & Value Delivered

Works when nothing else does

A shelf of paper survival manuals replaced by a device that fits in a glovebox.

Real Q&A, not just search

Onboard AI turns a 6,000-page library into a 'ask it like a person' experience.

Family-ready

Everyone in range — kids, neighbors, evacuees — can connect on their own phone.

Capabilities Used