About

Poorground is a prototyping and fabrication studio integrating agentic AI models into physical-world workflows. We build structures you can stand on — CNC-routed assemblies, welded steel, millwork built to spec — with AI embedded in the process, not bolted on after.

We believe the best prototypes are honest: rough where they need to be, precise where it matters. Every project starts with understanding the material — whether that's plywood, sheet metal, or a parametric model.

Based in San Francisco, California — in the Mission District, serving the greater Bay Area. We bring intelligence into fabrication and physical constraints into intelligent systems.

Capabilities

Rapid Prototyping

Concept to functional prototype, fast. Iterative design-build cycles across physical materials, CNC, and hybrid systems.

Workshop AI

Integrating agentic models into fabrication workflows — from parametric generation to toolpath planning to adaptive assembly sequencing.

Millwork

CNC-routed assemblies, architectural panels, and built-in elements. Primarily sheet goods and engineered materials, finished to spec.

Fabrication

Metal and mixed-material builds. Welding, CNC machining, sheet metal, structural assemblies — when the project calls for it.

CAD & Design

3D modeling, parametric design, shop drawings, manufacturing-ready outputs for wood, metal, and composites.

Build fast. Test real. Ship what works.