HERA

We make sure every factory in the world builds without mistakes.

2.7Score#439 of 999 agents#6 of 25 in Hardware engineer

Why it ranks #439

HERA, an AI hardware engineer from YC S26, ranks #439 of 999 AI agents and #6 of 25 in Hardware engineer, with a score of 2.7 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 1 × 30% 0.3
Momentum 6 × 25% 1.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.7

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
1
2 people.
- +1
  2 people on its YC page2 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
6
Shows a recent launch, hiring and a new batch.
- +3
  Launched in the last 6 monthsHERA: catches thousand-dollar drawing mistakes before the shop floor.Launch YC post · 24 Jul 2026
- +2
  Hiring: 1 open roleIndustrial Software EngineerYC page
- +1
  New: YC Summer 2026
Not found: new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 20% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 13% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 3% likely
- Level 1 from the model's reading of its pages; the evidence review found, with quotes, that its AI acts in the work, so the level is 2
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About HERA

At Hera, we build tools that help heavy engineering teams bring products to market up to 20× faster. Today, we work with manufacturers of data center ancillary equipment, renewable energy systems, robotics, heat exchangers, power plants and pressure vessels.