diff --git a/src/skelcast/__init__.py b/src/skelcast/__init__.py
index 99c4176..ea27e39 100644
--- a/src/skelcast/__init__.py
+++ b/src/skelcast/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-__version__ = '0.0.1'
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+__version__ = '0.0.1'
+
+from .core.accel import Accelerator
+
+accel = Accelerator()
+
+available_devices = accel.available_devices
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diff --git a/src/skelcast/core/accel.py b/src/skelcast/core/accel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72466ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skelcast/core/accel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import torch
+import platform
+
+class Accelerator:
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._available_devices = ['cpu']
+        os = platform.system()
+
+        if os == 'Linux':
+            if torch.cuda.is_available():
+                self._available_devices.append('cuda')
+        elif os == 'Darwin':  # macOS is identified as 'Darwin'
+            if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+                self._available_devices.append('mps')
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"OS {os} not supported.")
+
+    @property
+    def available_devices(self):
+        """Returns the list of available devices."""
+        return self._available_devices
+    
+
+class Device:
+
+    def __init__(self, accel: Accelerator):
+        self._accel = accel
+        self._device_cache = {}
+
+    def _get_device(self, device_type):
+        """Returns a torch device object, using cache for efficiency."""
+        if device_type not in self._device_cache:
+            if device_type in self._accel.available_devices:
+                self._device_cache[device_type] = torch.device(device_type)
+            else:
+                self._device_cache[device_type] = self.cpu()
+        return self._device_cache[device_type]
+
+    def cpu(self):
+        """Returns a CPU torch device."""
+        return torch.device('cpu')
+
+    def cuda(self):
+        """Returns a CUDA torch device if available, otherwise CPU."""
+        return self._get_device('cuda')
+        
+    def mps(self):
+        """Returns an MPS torch device if available, otherwise CPU."""
+        return self._get_device('mps')