Hardware Podcasts

Tugging on the Nerd Heartstring

The Amp Hour · 6 Dec 2025 · 56m · Episode 710

What this episode covers

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the evolution of test equipment, highlighting Rigol's aggressive pricing and custom ASIC/FPGA strategy with the MHO 900 series oscilloscope, which has disrupted the market by offering high bandwidth at a low price point. They also cover high-end corporate events like the Tektronix launch by Raliant, the tele-operated 'Neo' humanoid robot, and the debate surrounding 'faking it till you make it' in hardware startups like Nikola. Finally, they touch on rapid prototyping innovations like Stephen Hawes' Lumen pick-and-place and fast PCB methods, alongside general industry commentary on AI tools and podcasting.

Most relevant to

large enterprises and founders before launch

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Rigol, Tektronix, Raliant, Siglent, Keysight, Opnialo, Nikola, Theranos, NVIDIA
Products
Rigol MHO 900 series, Neo, Lumen pick-and-place
Also
Stephen Hawes, Zephyr, Gemini 3

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