Zoo

What is Zoo?

Zoo is the company behind Zoo Design Studio, an AI-native CAD platform for hardware design on Mac, Windows and Linux, with a browser version. Zookeeper is an engineering agent that researches, reasons, designs and helps prepare parts for manufacturing.

Key capabilities of Zoo

• Zookeeper agent: Works with actual geometry.
• Editable B-rep: No meshes.
• Three design modes: Point-and-click, code or AI prompting.
• Geometry Engine: Modern engine under the app.
• Manufacturability checks: Evaluated during design.
• Design intent capture: Through prompts.

How Zoo works

You switch between point-and-click modeling and prompting in one environment. Zookeeper edits the real parametric geometry rather than generating a mesh. Roadmap phases are Design now, then Analyze and Manufacture.

Who uses Zoo?

Mechanical and hardware engineers. Zoo is based in Inglewood, California, states ITAR compliance through a US-regulated region and SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Zoo pricing

The vendor homepage does not list prices. Third-party sources report Free, Plus and Pro tiers with usage-based Zookeeper time, but confirm current terms with Zoo.

Zoo alternatives

Kaedim turns images into 3D models, Backflip AI generates 3D assets, and Physna searches geometry. Zoo outputs editable CAD for engineering.