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How ready is your technology?

Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) are a 9-step scale — from a basic principle observed in the lab to a system proven in the real world. They are the spine of the build-first Technology Readiness Pipeline. Read the levels, then assess where you stand.

Scale9 levels
OriginNASA · EU Horizon standard
Time~3 minutes
The scale

The nine levels, at a glance

TRL rises as evidence accumulates — research becomes a prototype, a prototype becomes a qualified, operational system.

Self-assessment

Where does your technology stand?

Tap the highest milestone you have genuinely completed — TRL is cumulative, so every level beneath it is included automatically.

Tap your highest completed milestone — lower levels tick automatically. Tap it again to step back down.

Keep going

Readiness is more than technology

Companion tool Innovation Readiness Level TRL only measures the technology. Assess customer, market, business-model and team readiness together to see the whole picture. Open the IRL assessment → Field guide The build-first pipeline When customers can't validate what doesn't exist yet, advance technical readiness first. See the Technology Readiness Pipeline in the guide. Explore the guide →