# AI Tooling with Matt Liberty and Luke Beno

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2026-04-23
- Length: 1h 09m
- Episode: 722
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/722-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno/

## Summary

Matt Liberty of Joulescope and Luke Beno of Tundra Labs and Werewolf.us discuss building custom AI-driven ERP systems to manage small-scale hardware businesses. They detail how AI tools like Claude Code and OpenClaw automate firmware debugging, protocol analysis for Juki pick-and-place machines, and inventory tracking via DigiKey and Mouser APIs. The guests emphasize that while AI accelerates software and operational workflows, it currently struggles with hardware design, arguing that engineers must retain fundamental physical intuition to effectively guide and debug AI-generated code and designs.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=0) Introduction: Matt Liberty and Luke Beno on AI Tooling
- [4:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=259) Company Backgrounds: Joulescope, Tundra Labs, and Werewolf.us
- [6:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=404) Building Custom ERP Systems with AI
- [18:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=1093) Protocol Analysis and Reverse Engineering with Claude
- [22:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=1366) Hardware-in-the-Loop Debugging and FPGA Development
- [33:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=2033) Agentic ERP Interfaces and Distributor API Integration
- [49:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=2980) The Limits of AI in Hardware Design and Layout
- [58:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-04-23-ai-tooling-with-matt-liberty-and-luke-beno#t=3534) Engineering Intuition and Future AI Workflows

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Joulescope (product)
- Werewolf.us (company)
- Tundra Labs (company)
- V-Flex (product)
- JS110 (product)
- JS220 (product)
- JS320 (product)
- PartsBox (tool)
- SAP (tool)
- Claude Code (tool)
- OpenClaw (tool)
- DigiKey (company)
- Mouser (company)
- LCSC (company)
- Juki (other)
- Altium (company)
- STM32 H7S (chip)
- Zebra (other)

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