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title: "Using AI to reverse engineer hardware"
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published_at: "2026-10-15T14:35:15.000Z"
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summary: "A developer used AI tooling, including Claude code and a Windows virtual machine, to reverse engineer a driver for a Plustek 8200i scanner after its chipset changed and lost Linux support."
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# Using AI to reverse engineer hardware

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**Published:** 2026-10-15T14:35:15.000Z
**Category:** Tools
**Topics:** anthropic, agent, devtools

## Summary

A developer used AI tooling, including Claude code and a Windows virtual machine, to reverse engineer a driver for a Plustek 8200i scanner after its chipset changed and lost Linux support\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/10/15/aiandreverseengineerhardware/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50104299>)