Simantic launches a firmware simulator for AI agents
Original title: Launch HN: Simantic (YC F26) – Firmware Simulation for AI Agents
The Rust simulator targets selected STM32, ESP32, and RP2040 boards so agents can test firmware without flashing hardware.
YC F26 startup Simantic, founded by former Neuralink and Tesla firmware engineers, launched a simulation layer for testing firmware with engineers and AI agents. It offers virtual devboards via an API, an evidence-based firmware code reviewer, and CI checks against a simulated microcontroller. After limits with a Renode-based prototype, the company built its own Rust engine and says hardware rigs compare models with real boards. A cloud simulator and a local binary are available now.
Unconfirmed: Cost, timing, and accuracy claims are the company's own and are not independently verified.
- Supported MCUs include some STM32F0, F4, and H7 parts, ESP32-S3/C3, and RP2040.
- The founders say they dropped Renode over speed, accuracy, and contribution delays.
- Users cited include flight controllers, vehicles, robotics, and satellites.
- They claim one satellite startup tested firmware at about a hundredth of hardware cost.
- A validation rig uses Saleae gear and runs Claude continuously to find model gaps.
- Vendors
- Simantic
- Organizations
- Y Combinator
- AI models
- Claude
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