diff --git a/lib/lodash.js b/lib/lodash.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72844f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lodash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// loader for Lo-Dash.
+//
+// will load the compatability version on JS implementations with less support
+// for ES5 features (Tessel, etc)
+
+var isTessel = function() {
+  try {
+    require("tessel");
+    return true;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+if (isTessel()) {
+  module.exports = require("lodash/dist/lodash.compat");
+} else {
+  module.exports = require("lodash");
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 141fcca..8abfa04 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "async":       "0.9.0",
     "express":     "4.10.5",
     "body-parser": "1.10.0",
-    "robeaux":     "0.3.0"
+    "robeaux":     "0.3.0",
+    "lodash":      "2.4.1"
   }
 }