benji

deeply curious

[Hardware FYI @hardwarefyi]

Here’s the first talk we’re publishing from our first inaugural Kinetic conference this year. Em from WORC presented on the current state of mechanical engineering software and where it’s going.

[Dario prescenzi @___Dario_____]

I'm just gonna leave this here

[Lucas Crupi @lucas_crupi]

@loombotic We’re launching the world’s first quick-turn, high-mix, fully automated wire harness production line.

Our goal is to make wire harnesses as fast and easy to order as PCBs or sheet metal.

Customers can already upload a harness design and get an instant quote. Starting today, these parts can now be produced on our automated line.

We’re starting with Mini-Fit Jr., with more connectors coming soon.

[Jim Belosic @jimbelosic]

See you in the bay on Monday

[benji @brainfewds]

@drillinnair link to the paper?

[benji @brainfewds]

CAD is all about design intent - I honestly think text to cad or some variation is the way forward

[amy @amypretzel]

ai won't replace cad designers. it'll replace designers who don't understand manufacturing. if you can't look at a generated model and immediately spot the draft angle that won't release from the mold, that's the gap.

[Maxim Lobovsky @MaxLobovsky]

It seems like the opposite is true and the best funded hardware startups almost never win

Tesla > Rivian
Rocket Lab > Relativity
DJI > GoPro, 3DRobotics
Fitbit > Jawbone
Formlabs > Carbon, Desktop Metal

I'm sure there are many more examples

[benji @brainfewds]

https://t.co/1wj8TQAKTf

[benji @brainfewds]

bambu forest = 5,000 machines and they're all posting on tiktok

[David Liu @davidliuxyz]

china is known for their bambu forests

[Reshef @Reshef_]

Claude can actually do CAD now in @Onshape

Here it worked for an hour and built a 4-part monitor arm, starting only from a sketch and description. The trick was to give it the tools to look at its own work.

Introducing: Jarvis Onshape MCP

[benji @brainfewds]

backyard factory maxing

[Matthew Hartensveld, PhD @MattHartensveld]

Making RAM at Home

[Reshef @Reshef_]

Full writeup with benchmark data: I tested Claude on a dozen reference parts. The (un)surprising result is that the bottleneck isn't CAD execution, it's image understanding. Once you describe a part cleanly, the model builds it reliably.

https://t.co/Q7GJcjtwS2

[Jason Carman @jasonjoyride]

I am BEYOND excited to announce that after 1 year off, the best show in science & deep tech is BACK.

S3 returns this Saturday!

Bigger and better than before.

[benji @brainfewds]

words to live by

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

If you want to increase your surface area for luck, focus on producing proof of work. You will make yourself a bigger target for luck.

[Lucas Crupi @lucas_crupi]

The inaugural Kinetic Conference 2026, hosted by @hardwarefyi, is quickly shaping up to be one of the best hardware conferences of the year

Stacked speaker lineup including:
@jimbelosic - CEO @sendcutsend
@emm0sh - Founder @__WORC__
@pronounced_kyle - Partner @a16z
@jordannoone - Co-Founder @zoodotdev
@FilArons - Founder of @DiracInc
@keenanwyrobek - Co-Founder @zipline
@reedogins - Co-Founder of Shinkei Systems
@alexhuckstepp - Founder of Uptool

…plus so many more great ones.

If you’re in SF May 12–13, come learn how modern physical systems are designed, built, and scaled.

Tickets & info 👉 https://t.co/SChsTPndka Seats are limited!

[benji @brainfewds]

@Xaraphim whoa! major throwback - i presume you read the newsletter? had to search through the archives to make sure it was our writing lol

[benji @brainfewds]

@zachglabman @badzachtakes LOL

[benji @brainfewds]

@Xaraphim very neat - feels like the spiritual successor to https://t.co/LuUl5YaVHU

[Shad Gitiforooz @gitiforooz_1]

best thing I ever did for my career was to start reading @hardwarefyi weekly

pulls back the curtain on modern mechanical and electrical engineering. explains from first principles. really high alpha. can't recommend it highly enough

[benji @brainfewds]

@gitiforooz_1 @Mihir_Shah_8 @liamcadigan hell yeah - thanks for sharing!