Hacksmith Engineering Research Campus / HERC
The best engineering workshop ever.
What is HERC?
Every great superhero headquarters needs an acronym.
We built HERC to be the ultimate workshop, studio, and inventive engineering space for Hacksmith Industries - but it’s much more than that. As time goes on we’ll be inviting more creative people here to share our tools and knowledge and research to build even more amazing things.
The front of the main building also serves as a showroom for more than 100 of our best inventions - which you can see on a private tour or ‘open house’ day.
All the best tools under one roof
Extensive cinematic studio space
custom robots and rare special equipment
17 acres of outdoor property, forest, 100+ parking spaces, etc.
Fast internet, on-site servers, and robust heating/AC/AIr filtration
Hacksmith vehicles and supporting infrastructure
Where is HERC?
605 beaverdale rd
Cambridge,
Ontario N3C 2V3,
Canada,
Earth, Sol System
The facility is closed to the public except on open house days, so follow us on socials to know when the next opportunity to visit may be.
Why is HERC?
Engineering. Research. Campus. All of these parts of the name matter. HERC is where we do the cutting edge engineering work that we showcase on our channels, but it’s also where we do the behind-the-scenes research that enables our engineering and helps us build the parts of Hacksmith that may not be easily seen on the surface but are no less vital in helping us operate (retail division, business & creator management, robotics and mechatronics R+D, etc).
HERC is a campus because it’s a place where an immense amount of learning takes place, where people from around the world can come to engage with us and our inventions. It’s also a place where they can set the stage to take off on their own creative journey to make the next generation of technology and the next era of cool stories to tell.
How we work at HERC
Making Videos
Almost every day we’re filming something new to put on our channels online. Thanks to our multiple studio spaces and great production team, someone’s always in front of or behind a camera somewhere.
Inventing Technology
More than half of our staff are full time engineers and builders, helping constantly upgrade the facility and create new projects for the company.
Having a blast!
If you work or play or visit here, you’ll get the chance to get gourmet food served by our chef, or fly around the property on one of our many recreational vehicles, or the new ziplines! Playing around helps inspire new projects.
HERC is up and running. Interested?
If you’re a brand that would like to see your products or technology appear in HERC and our videos, send us a message.
Are you a creator? You can make HERC your base through the Creator Management program.
