Simplexity Product Development

This is part of a series discussing some key high-level challenges of the hardware product development process and how to tackle those problems so that you can mature your design to be ready for manufacturing. Product development is a deep and challenging topic. This series focuses on hardware development engineering, and does not address some critical topics like defining th...

There are many companies exploring AI in mechanical design in 2026. Before we jump into generative design, let’s first acknowledge that AI can help with many aspects of the design process. Generative design is just one, albeit a very important, aspect of the design process. AI can add value across the full design workflow —research and literature review, design review, part s...

One of the most exciting parts of Hardware FYI’s Kinetic conference last week was the set of presentations from companies building AI tools for hardware development. Here are some of the key trends I observed across those presentations.