The methodology professional programs always had. Now for every discipline.

Law has moot court. Medicine has the standardized patient. Friction Labs gives every faculty member the power to make thinking visible, assessable, and real.

Choose a Simulation

Select from our library of pre-built Friction Bots or work with us to design custom scenarios aligned to your curriculum.

Prep students

Share a mission briefing with students. Review and prepare strategies. Discuss and prep for the simulation.

Assign to Students

Integrate into graded coursework with clear learning objectives. Students engage with an AI that challenges, not helps.

Review Transcripts

See exactly how each student navigated difficulty. Grade cognition — persistence, clarity, adaptability — not just content.

A few examples...

+ A library of over 100 to choose from

What educators are saying

"AI Friction Labs offers simulations that surface my student's thinking in ways I never imagined. I can now provide a practice ground for my students to test and train themselves in real-life scenarios in ways that are both engaging and meaningful.”

Professor Cliff Hurst

Ohio Wesleyan University - Marketing and Entrepreneurship

"Our faculty demoed AI Friction Labs at an in-service in February and immediately recognized its vast potential. We believe that AI Friction Labs has found a way to use AI in the classroom in ways that support cognition and assist teachers in evaluating student thinking. Teachers have signed up to beta test the platform across a variety of subjects -- History, Science, Mathematics, and more. We are incredibly excited to be an early partner at the forefront of positive AI use in the classroom and can't wait to be a part of the AI Friction Labs journey!"

Shannon Schmidt

Garrison Forest School - Director of the Boyce Center for Learning & Thriving

Ready to bring productive friction to your classroom?

Join our pilot program. No long-term commitment — just a semester of seeing what your students can really do.