Agent designs its own hardware: Astra produces USB-powered 4-light PCB files
paraschopra · x · 2026-09-21
Paras Chopra asked the Astra agent to design custom hardware for itself, and it chose a simple spec: four soft blinking lights powered by USB.
Given computer access inside a Docker container, Astra autonomously worked through PCB and casing design, delivering design files plus an email contact for a manufacturer — a full prompt-to-hardware pipeline.
Chopra is excited about the broader possibility space of this prompt-to-hardware workflow.
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