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AI for Hardware Startups

Instant online quotes for CNC, 3D printing and sheet metal

Xometry

Xometry provides instant quotes on CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting and more for prototypes and production parts through its on-demand manufacturing marketplace.

Quoting & SourcingCNC & Machining3D Printing & AdditiveHardware Startups

Interactive quoting with automated design-for-manufacturability analysis

Protolabs

Protolabs offers an interactive quote with free design analysis within hours for prototype and on-demand production parts.

Quoting & SourcingHardware StartupsCNC & Machining

Generate editable CAD models from text prompts

Zoo Text-to-CAD

Zoo's Text-to-CAD generates CAD models from text prompts that you can import into the CAD program of your choice.

CAD / CAMHardware Startups

Mechanical engineering copilot for technical answers and part selection

Leo AI

Leo AI positions itself as a mechanical engineering copilot that answers technical questions with cited sources, helps find parts and creates concept images and 3D models.

CAD / CAMHardware Startups

AI copilot for CAD and 3D modeling workflows

Backflip AI

Backflip describes itself as an AI copilot that CADs like a human, aimed at cutting time spent on manual CAD and 3D modeling tasks.

CAD / CAMMetrologyHardware Startups

Cloud-native CAD and PDM product development

Onshape

Onshape is a cloud product development platform combining CAD, data management and collaboration from conception to production, and has added an AI assistant for users.

CAD / CAMHardware Startups

AI defect discovery for electronics and assembly

Instrumental

Instrumental uses images captured on assembly lines and AI to find defects and failure root causes in electronics manufacturing.

Quality & InspectionHardware Startups

Robotic sheet-metal forming in software-defined factories

Machina Labs

Machina Labs builds intelligent, software-defined factories that use robots to form complex metal structures for aerospace, defense and mobility.

Automation & RoboticsHardware Startups

Design and deploy automation equipment from the browser

Vention

Vention is a cloud platform to design, automate, order and deploy manufacturing equipment from a web browser.

Automation & RoboticsHardware Startups

Digital manufacturing platform for hardware teams

Fictiv

Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform for sourcing CNC, 3D printed, molded and other custom parts.

Quoting & SourcingHardware Startups

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