The case for five times as many new hardware and robotics founders
A September 16, 2026 post predicts five times as many people will become hardware and robotics founders over the following 18 months, arguing that every step from design to manufacturing can be rented.
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One post argues that AI design tools and outside services make it possible to rent each stage of building hardware. It points to Astra operating Blender and KiCad, Claude writing parametric design code, JLC3DP printing prototypes and JLCPCB fabricating and assembling circuit boards. For robotics, it highlights LeRobot for training in simulation and deploying to real machines. Those options underpin its September 16, 2026 forecast of five times as many people becoming hardware and robotics founders over the following 18 months.
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