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Agentic AI is Here: Less Data Sheet Grind. More Engineering
If you tried AI 2-3 years ago with unsophisticated, error-prone LLMs, Collin Stoner says it’s time to look again. In this episode, Judy Warner talks with Collin, an electrical engineer and co-founder of Zenode.ai, about the shift from one-shot answers to agents that can search, use tools, and work in parallel. Collin shows how that change is reshaping an engineer’s day: agents can surface details buried deep in datasheets and compare hundreds of components, while the engineer spends more time innovating, testing ideas, weighing tradeoffs, and making design decisions. They also openly discuss where AI still falls short, why engineering judgment matters, and how newer engineers can use these tools to learn rather than skip the learning.
Zenode Website: https://zenode.ai/
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0:00 Introduction to AI in engineering
0:53 Understanding Zenode
3:28 The evolution of AI tools
7:40 Defining the role of engineering judgment
13:21 Practical power supply use case 23:10 Optimizing research workflows
27:43 Addressing AI skepticism
34:20 Learning and future outlook
22 Sept 2026
Agentic AI is Transforming Engineering Workflows: Where it belongs. Where it doesn't.
AI is already transforming hardware engineering. In this episode, Judy Warner and AllSpice.io co-founder and CEO Valentina Ratner explore where AI belongs in the workflow and where it doesn’t. They discuss AI-assisted design reviews, deterministic automation, agent-to-agent workflows, trustworthy data, measurable ROI, and why engineering judgment and final approval must remain firmly in human hands.
About the guest: Valentina Ratner is the co-founder and CEO of AllSpice.io. An engineer by background, she co-founded AllSpice.io to reduce the repetitive, manual work surrounding electronics development and give engineering teams more time for design, discovery, and high-value decision-making.
00:00 The unknown unknowns AI can catch
00:38 Meet Valentina Ratner and AllSpice.io
03:48 Three buckets: AI, automation, and humans
06:40 Where AI delivers real engineering value
12:41 How DRCY "Darcy" checks accuracy and blind spots
15:31 Connecting a diverse engineering tool stack
20:39 Headless workflows and agents talking to agents
24:29 Measuring ROI, time savings, and avoided respins
30:17 Why hardware AI is no longer a question of if
35:22 How to future-proof the engineering stack
40:18 What is next for DRCY and AllSpice
Learn more about AllSpice: https://allspice.io
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The Most Expensive Engineering Mistake (and how to avoid it)
Host Judy Warner interviews electrical engineer Roberto Piacentini about avoiding the most expensive engineering mistakes through connected workflows, simulation, and AI-augmented tools.
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