Ask HN: Any hardware startups here?

Post by pinkmuffinere » Fri, Jul 07, 2023, 6:56 PM UTC

blitz_skull wrote: post #678

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #117

We make stingray resistant booties! Stingray stings are painful and can be dangerous, and the fear of getting stung can take the enjoyment out of the beach. We’ve mainly targeted surfers so far, but they could be useful for any beach-goer. Definitely been dealing with the fact that “hardware is hard”. We had a design we were fairly happy with about two years ago, but have been struggling to get it manufactured since…

Where does one need to live to have this problem? I’ve been to the Gulf of Mexico countless times and I’ve literally never seen a stingray. I’m guessing they’re not native there?

Post by ijustlovemath » Fri, Jul 07, 2023, 10:53 PM UTC

52-6F-62 wrote: post #698

ijustlovemath wrote: post #159

We're building a closed loop artificial pancreas (think dialysis but for blood sugar) for hospital use -- the first of its kind in the US. There's a massive unmet need; all critical care patients, and all people with diabetes in the hospital could benefit. Studies have shown you can achieve a 30% reduction in mortality, and 25% reduction in length of stay, in addition to the hours per day you save nurses from managin…

Through your work have you heard about anyone working on something of a more permanent replacement? I hear a lot—relatively speaking—about insulin regulation, but in my case the issues are enzymatic. Susceptible to pancreatitis (hopefully all it is). Any word on the street? At any rate, keep it up!

Post by LoganDark » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 10:20 AM UTC

fts_newnorm wrote: post #697

LoganDark wrote: post #685

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So "$800 value" doesn't mean that you're going to sell the final product for $800, but just that assembling the same sort of system today would cost that much?

No, £800 ($1000) is the retail price. An equivalent set of earbuds, headphones, and mini smart speakers with the same specs and quality would cost roughly the same.

Post by LoganDark » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 10:24 AM UTC

rock_hard wrote: post #397

Shameless plug: At https://flux.ai we are working on taking the “hard” out of hardware! Also have a great slack based community with lots of hardware folks going

Post by nabilt » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 5:22 PM UTC

ycombinatornews wrote: post #674

nabilt wrote: post #571

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Interesting. Do you mean the leak is intermittent and Flume isn't able to detect it? I would love to know more.

Leak is happening every other day, sometimes twice a day. Flume detects it but I can’t find the source of the leak in the house. For many months now. Wondering if this is some bad reading or something else.