the DIY way
- Respond to individual complaints
- Spend hours figuring out what is happening
- Depend on students to report issues
- Repeat the same guidance over and over
- End with scattered feedback and guesswork
Chat-based AI support for student teams
Teams get help early. You get your time back.
give ongoing tailored support, gain early visibility into challenges, step in only when needed.
Apply for the free pilot
Only 3 spots • takes 2 minutes
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The Problem
Teamwork is expected. Team support is often not.
teams collaborate with little preparation
we divided the work...but never worked together.
one instructor responsible for dozens of teams
can I talk to you after class about my group?
crisis triggers support, groups typically self-manage
everyone was too polite to bring it up.
The Solution
Support that acts before you need to.
Quick chat-based check-ins to help teams get support early and give instructors clear signals only when relevant.
How it works
Lightweight. Chat-based support.
Students join through a link, complete a short onboarding, and get ongoing check-ins and support.
Understand the team
Short onboarding, Orb learns strengths, expectations and ways of working.
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Team Support
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Support continuously
Private or team assistance to clarify, plan, or work through challenges.
Check-in proactively
Quick check-ins reveal changes in alignment in key areas.
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Team Support
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Team 04 may need attention
Uneven workload
We've detected a pattern of uneven workload across recent check-ins.
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What Orb has already done
- Flagged recurring workload concern
- Ran a team check-in
- Helped clarify task ownership
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Why you may want to step in
- The concern is continuing despite team-level support.
- Timeline pressure (next project due in 7 days)
Surface when it matters
Instructors get clear, actionable insights into teams that need attention.
Who it's for
Student get continuous support. You get visibility.
For Students
- get guidance in the moment
- reflect before problems escalate
- understand different ways of working
- gain clear insights for future projects
For Instructors
- see emerging team signals
- spend less time chasing complaints
- support without constant monitoring
- gain clear project-level insights
Founding Pilot
Try Orb with one team-based course.
Free pilot designed to test whether Orb creates real value for student teams.
01 Set up
Share project context in 25 minutes. Orb prepares your course link.
02 Students join
Students join by link with their teams. Orb builds a baseline of how they work.
03 Support + Signals
Orb checks in and supports teams early. You see signals when attention may help.
FAQ
Can students use Orb privately or as a team?
Yes. Students can use Orb privately to reflect, ask for guidance, raise a concern, or prepare for a difficult conversation.
Teams can also use Orb together to clarify goals, structure discussions, organize work, and work through collaboration challenges.
Does Orb read students' existing group chats?
No. Orb does not read or monitor students' existing Telegram conversations.
It works only with information students intentionally share with Orb and interactions that happen directly through Orb.
What does the instructor see, and when does Orb involve them?
Instructors do not receive students' raw private conversations.
Orb surfaces concise, team-level signals when instructor attention may be useful, for example, an emerging workload issue, what Orb has already done to support the team, and why additional support may be needed.
Not every difficulty is escalated. Orb supports students directly where appropriate, with visibility and escalation rules agreed during pilot setup.
Does Orb grade or evaluate students?
No. Orb supports collaboration, reflection, and teamwork.
It is not designed to grade students or automatically determine academic performance.
What does the pilot require from instructors?
Initial setup is designed to be lightweight. We configure the course and project context with you, while Orb handles student-facing onboarding and ongoing interactions.
No LMS integration is required for the founding pilot.
During the pilot, we may ask for brief feedback and an end-of-pilot discussion to understand what worked and what should improve.
How are privacy, consent, and opting out handled?
Before the pilot begins, participation, consent, instructor visibility, escalation procedures, and data-management processes are agreed with the participating institution and communicated clearly to students.
Orb does not expose students' raw private conversations to instructors.
Where participation is optional, students are told how opting out works and how it affects pilot or course-related activities. Specific procedures depend on institutional and course requirements.
What happens after the pilot?
You'll receive a summary of what we learned, including relevant observations from the pilot and opportunities for improvement.
Founding pilot partners can continue contributing to Orb's development if they'd like, but there is no obligation to continue using Orb after the pilot.
Join us!
Apply for the pilot.
Tell us a little about your team-based projects.
- we’ll email within 24 hours
- see if the pilot is a good fit
- no commitment from submitting