a lot has been happening at f.inc

Hack-O-Ween happened

I was out sick for Hack-O-Ween (our Halloween Night Hack), which I’m still very bummed about. Huge thank you to our team for stepping in + making the whole night happen!!

Nearly 100 projects in five hours. And yes, someone showed up in an inflatable shark costume. That someone may or may not have been on our team.

Meet the winners + the builders behind them. Go say hi!

• 1st place: crosstalk.fyi. Tim + Sud made vocabulary learning a 3D world you can explore.
• 2nd place: WorldGym. Ritik turned video into simulations for training robots.
• 3rd place: probe. Ben, Philip, Seyhaun + Sebastian built an AI assistant for wiring circuits.

Thank you to every builder who showed up, our crew who made the night happen, and Firecrawl, Bolt, Mercury, Convex, Photon + Anthropic for supporting!

Already want another excuse to build? MakerMods + DreamLabs are bringing physical AI to campus on November 7–8. Robots included. Apply for the hackathon →

We have a podcast!

When Jasjeev joined our team, one thing became clear pretty quickly: this guy knows a LOT of words. He’s incredibly articulate, to say the least. I’d put that more eloquently, but that’s clearly his department :)

Now you can hear him for yourself. He’s hosting our podcast, sitting down with founders to talk about what they’re building, how it works, and how they got here. A few to start with:

Jon Solomon · Light Company
From Ethiopia to the US alone at 15, then building toward spatial reality. The story behind the person building the product.

Alexander Wolf · Artificial Brains
What does it actually take to build a synthetic neuron? Alexander gets into the hardware and making a robot move.

Pivector · the tiny things behind AI chips
Making chips means being able to measure incredibly small features. A look at the measurement bottleneck most of us never see.

Enrico Milletti · Silica
Leaving Apple to build actuators that can sense tiny forces. For anyone who’s wondered why getting robots to handle delicate things is so hard.

Getting an AI model onto a chip
The work behind deploying a model to hardware with a single click. A good rabbit hole for the embedded AI people.

Also up: our fireside with Jim Belosic of SendCutSend, on building a manufacturing business. Watch the conversation →

Our founders have been busy

Some launches, some hardware you can order, and a few things you can get your hands on early:

Artificial Brains. Alexander’s Dev Kit is shipping, with up to 10,000 synthetic neurons in silicon, a designer platform, and docs. His latest demo has synthetic neurons controlling a small robot. Get the kit →

Mint. Alex + the team released Mint Modeler: 3D models with separate parts, clean topology, and materials you can work with. Early access is open for requests. See the launch →

Sume. David’s two-person team reported reaching a $1m annualized revenue run rate six days after launch with their AI video platform. Six days! Read the story →

Ploid. Manny’s team launched people search across an index they say contains 2 billion records. If finding the right person is part of your work, this one is for you. Try the search →

Mirdain. Hasnain launched a free AI slicer that runs in your browser, for getting 3D models ready to print. Try it →

Clusy Portal. Ju + Eldar’s launch is live: move a running Python job between clouds, CPUs, and GPUs without losing its progress. Very relevant if you’ve ever had to start a long job over. Explore Portal →

Silica. Enrico’s team opened preorders for actuators designed to help robots sense small forces. Yes, the same Silica from the podcast above. See the hardware →

Lucen Robotics. Laika is a modular robotics kit you can configure into different robots, from walking platforms to arms. Watch it move →

WonderDrive. Dale is opening early access to a shared drive and memory for agents across tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Join early access →

Come by campus

A few dates to put on your calendar. Times are Pacific; check each event’s registration page for approval and attendance details.

Thu, Nov 5 · 2–5pm: Physical AI at Open Campus
Building in robotics, automation, manufacturing, or physical AI? Come meet the team + tour campus. Space is limited and approval is required. Request a spot →

Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8: MakerMods Physical AI Hackathon
Build with robot stations from MakerMods + DreamLabs. Bring a team or come solo; there are tracks for both robot performance and creative applications. Apply →

Tue, Nov 10 · 5pm: Scaling robotics
SoftBank Investment Advisers + Morrison Foerster join us to talk about building and scaling robotics companies. Register →

Thu, Nov 12: Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare
A fireside with Cloudflare’s co-founder on building the company, followed by Q&A. Register →

For investors: Fri, Nov 13 · 3–4:30pm
Our next private founder showcase. It’s invite only; reply if you’d like to join and we’ll connect you with the team.

One off campus: Stripe’s SF Build Day is Wed, Nov 11, 9:30am–4pm in South San Francisco. A free day to build with the Stripe team. Request a spot →

If you try something from this email, tell me what happened. A useful tool, a new collaborator, an intro that went somewhere. I’d love to know what’s actually helping.

Hope to see ya around!
-Adrianna

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