We build the hardware layer for physical AI.
We're the hardware engineering team AI startups hire to get from concept to mass production: industrial design, electronics and firmware, with a manufacturing network to help you scale quickly.
From sketch to shipping volume.
Four stages, one team. Start at whichever stage you're actually at.
Design
Industrial design, mechanical & electrical architecture and system-level tradeoffs scoped against your actual production target.
Prototype
Functional prototypes, embedded firmware and rapid hardware iteration to validate the design before tooling commitments.
Build
Pilot production runs, design-for-manufacturing review, qualification testing and regulatory and compliance prep.
Scale
Mass production through our contract manufacturing and supply chain network, with yield and cost optimization built in.
Break the hardware bottleneck.
Most physical AI teams are software-first and hardware-naive. Apex Foundry exists to close that gap.
Models are improving faster than the bodies that run them.
The constraint on physical AI has shifted from algorithms to actuators, sensors and the systems that hold them together.
Mass production is a different discipline than prototyping.
DFM, tooling, certification and supply chain are rarely in-house at early-stage startups. That's where most hardware programs stall.
We embed the missing discipline directly into your team.
You get in-house systems engineers and an established manufacturing network from day one, without first hiring a hardware org to find out what you don't know.
What we bring in-house.
Five disciplines under one roof. Engage the ones you're missing, or all of them. You don't have to hire a hardware team before you know what the product is.
Mechanical & Industrial Design
Enclosure and structural design, materials selection, thermal and tolerance analysis.
Electrical & Embedded Systems
Schematic and PCB design, sensor and actuator integration, power and signal architecture.
Firmware & Embedded Software
Real-time control, driver development, and the bring-up work that turns a board into a product.
Supply Chain & Manufacturing Network
Vetted component suppliers and contract manufacturers across North America and Asia, sourced and pre-qualified ahead of need.
Compliance & Certification
Regulatory strategy and certification management built into the schedule, not bolted on at the end.
Don't see what your program needs? Talk to us
Project-based, not equity-based.
You hire us the way you'd hire an engineering firm: scoped work, fixed deliverables and no claim on your company. You own the design, the tooling and the supplier relationships when we're done.
Tell us what you're building
Send a short description of the product, where the hardware stands today, and the volume you're targeting. No deck required.
Scoping call
We review your design and production plan and tell you directly where the risk is, whether or not you end up engaging us.
Scoped statement of work
Defined scope, timeline and cost, phase by phase. Start with one phase or run the whole path to production.