How Pimoroni manufactures the hackable GitHub Universe badge

GitHub presents a factory walkthrough showing how Pimoroni builds the badge’s hardware and integrates its controls and firmware.

From assembly to a handheld console

The video follows the manufacturing process for the hackable GitHub Universe 2026 badge, a mini handheld console, through three key stages:

• Stencil printing
• Component placement using high-speed pick-and-place machines
• Solder reflow in ovens

Alongside the factory process, the walkthrough covers the badge’s capacitive touch controls and sensors that automatically flip the user interface. It also explores the team’s custom firmware, developed with GitHub Copilot, connecting the physical assembly process with the software that runs on the finished device.