The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand
227 comments
- Points492
- Comments219
#5Rank now –
#5Peak rank
2Days on list
258Score · 7d
Oct 28, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 492
- Comments
- 219
- Submitted by
- seddona
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Site
- circuithub.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on circuithub.com.
Trending history
The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 28, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 87 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #5 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 03:05 UTC. It is #5 right now, holding steady at #5 over the last 6 checks.
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Hi Andrew founder of CircuitHub here. Happy to answer any questions. Hardware design has been in the news a lot lately as it's going through the same AI revolution as coding. We're happy to make it easy to turn those designs into physical products.
I just wanted a quote. But signup was painful it needs a major review. Then I uploaded a zip of my gerbers and it came up with some error that I could not figure out and halted any further movement. I'd love to do my PCBs domestic but the site makes it way too hard.
I've done a lot of PCBA sourcing from Shenzhen so I have domain knowledge here. The main latency for this is typically sourcing. The partners I've worked with will get PCBA done within a day or two once they have parts. The claims here about a breakthrough in setup time also don't really fit with my experience. What…
Questions
Is The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Oct 29, 10:22 UTC it is #5, holding steady at #5 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand reached?
#5 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 03:05 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 28, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (87 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
492 points and 219 comments; submitted by seddona on Oct 26, 2026.