Launch HN: Simantic (YC F26) – Firmware Simulation for AI Agents
Hi HN, we're Ahnaf and Seungmin from Simantic ( https://simantic.com ). We are building the simulation layer that lets engineers and AI agents test and validate firmware without hardware. Before Simantic, we were ex-firmware engineers at companies like Neuralink and Tesla. We’ve worked on some of the coolest projects, like the Cybertruck and Roadster, back when they were still early prototypes. We started working on firmware back when ChatGPT didn’t exist yet, but over the years, we saw how much
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2026-10-30 08:45:21.478Z
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Source account: Hi HN, we're Ahnaf and Seungmin from Simantic ( https://simantic.com ). We are building the simulation layer that lets engineers and AI agents test and validate firmware without hardware. Before Simantic, we were ex-firmware engineers at companies like Neuralink and Tesla. We’ve worked on some of the coolest projects, like the Cybertruck and Roadster, back when they were still early prototypes. We started working on firmware back when ChatGPT didn’t exist yet, but over the years, we saw how much
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