You might know Hacksmith Industries from its eponymous YouTube channel that boasts over 15 million subscribers who share a passion for the engineering team's outrageous real-life recreations of movie ...

I first came across the Hacksmith (aka James Hobson) more than a decade ago, when the former engineer and product developer dropped a video wherein he designed and built actual Wolverine claws.

Hacksmith Industries may have started with sci-fi experiments and YouTube stunts, but its latest project is pure business. Co-founded by James Hobson and Ian Hillier, the team has just raised more ...

ADVERTISEMENT Kitchener Watch The classic pocket knife – reimagined Hacksmith Industries has a new take on some old tech. CTV’s Spencer Turcotte visited their Cambridge, Ont. headquarters to check out ...

The YouTuber and his team at Hacksmith Industries in Kitchener, Ont., have created a hyper-realistic, retractable plasma lightsaber that reaches a scorching heat of 2,200 C. "That's above the melting ...

Canadian YouTuber and engineer James Hobson, who is known for bringing science fiction to life, is putting on his manufacturing hat by creating a new tool he wants to have in the pocket of every ...