BootLoop
BootLoop is building the first AI agent to write and test firmware on real hardware. Existing AI coding assistants fail completely with embedded systems, but our agent ingests datasheets, schematics, and other design files to write firmware in your style and automatically test it on your hardware.
Y Combinator
yc-company-directory #3018BootLoop is building the first AI agent to write and test firmware on real hardware. Existing AI coding assistants fail completely with embedded systems, but our agent ingests datasheets, schematics, and other design files to write firmware in your style and automatically test it on your hardware.
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shared extracted concepts: firmware; shared product terms: write, test, firmware, real; same category: AI agents; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Simantic
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shared extracted concept terms: firmware, hardware, embedd; shared product terms: firmware, hardware, embedd; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Ornadyne
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Docket
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Outerport
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shared product terms: test, real, system, datasheet; shared affiliation: Y Combinator