<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog · Koppar</title><description>Notes from the Koppar team on AI PCB design, KiCad, autorouting benchmarks and what we are shipping.</description><link>https://koppar.ai/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Six autorouters, eight boards, one referee</title><link>https://koppar.ai/blog/autorouter-benchmark-october-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://koppar.ai/blog/autorouter-benchmark-october-2026/</guid><description>The October 2026 benchmark run: Koppar, Freerouting, tscircuit, KiCad Routing Tools, TraceMaker and Zap! on eight open-hardware KiCad boards, scored by KiCad. Koppar fully routed all eight with zero DRC errors added. What the numbers say, and what they do not.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>benchmarks</category><category>kicad</category><category>autorouting</category></item><item><title>Hello from Koppar</title><link>https://koppar.ai/blog/hello-koppar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://koppar.ai/blog/hello-koppar/</guid><description>Koppar turns a plain-English description into a KiCad schematic, a placed and routed board, a priced bill of materials and Gerbers. This is where we will write about it.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>koppar</category><category>kicad</category></item></channel></rss>