Probabilistic Robotics should be required reading for most robotics engineers, IMO. Great book.
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Everyone's working on their own ROS nodes in isolation....with no thought to eventual integration testing? It doesn't seem like that is a fundamental shortcoming specific to ROS.
I work in robotics and seeing an Alphabet moonshot come out of nowhere to take a controlling interest in OSRC is fascinating. Even validating for those who are working on enterprise-focused solutions for robotics makers and integrators.
It seems to me that Intrinsic (and probably Alphabet as a whole) are getting wise to the big uptick in commercial robotic services that we are going to see over the next couple decades.
Yeah, I made some machines that attached those harnesses in a prior life. My condolences. ;)
> There's enough hands-on work involving the robot that we aren't quite ready to bring on full-time remote workers yet. As we grow, this is something we will become more open to.
Not unexpected, but still sad. That said, I love what you all are doing and will keep you in mind!
Also, I didn't see on your page anything about remote work. I understand why that might not be in the cards for robotics work, but is that the case for Charge?
There are just so many examples of captivating writing, innovative problem solving, and candid discussion throughout the FFFs. Taken all together, the Factorio journey is one of my favorite _stories_ to read...and it contributed to becoming a better designer and engineer along the way. I really encourage people to read more of their blog than just what I've linked, since it crosses so many areas of interest.
To anyone reading that's worked on Factorio, thank you and you all are wonderful people.
I know a number of industrial robotics manufacturers have been pushing data-driven preventative maintenance initiatives. Ideally (for the manufacturer) this work is performed by the manufacturers techs during scheduled operator downtime, including the lubing of mechanical systems.
Have you all thought about presenting an alternative arrangement for the lubrication responsibilities of specialized systems, like industrial robotics, that might already have maintenance responsibilities (possibly contracts) in place?
Weird paper. Reads like a survey of the state of the art from a decade+ ago. Many of the things mentioned are already mature areas of focus for startups and major players in the industrial robotics space. Many startups are working on the portability, ease-of-integration, and ease-of-use problems [0][1]. Cloud-oriented tools tailored to robot, line, and facility level health-and-status monitoring (even beyond the capabilities typically provided by SCADA systems) have been available to buy from major players for a long time [2]. I know Big 3 automakers have been toying around with integrating collaborative robots for years (and another OP already mentioned Rethink). Simulation tools run a pretty wide range of usefulness and market penetration, from first-party tools like ABB's RobotStudio or Fanuc's ROBOGUIDE to tools in the ROS stack to Nvidia's ISAAC simulator [3].
To be fair, I only scanned it but I did not detect the hints of anything useful except for those who are entirely unfamiliar with the industrial manufacturing and robotics space.
[0] https://www.ready-robotics.com/
[1] https://www.olisrobotics.com/
[2] https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/f...
[3] https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/industries/rob...
[0] https://www.seriouseats.com/2013/10/goetta-the-cincinnati-ge...
I was surprised to see how in-depth and detailed these objectives are. Not to knock the author, mind you; the dedication to breaking these things into granular tasks is impressive. Rather, I feel that there's little room for flexibility in taking an OKR approach to personal development.
Case in point, I had a personal objective to do more service in the community in 2020. The way I had envisioned the key results was more volunteering, more interactions with people, more things like spending weekends working on a Habitat for Humanity house or something of the like. The pandemic really disincentivized those kinds of in-person activities for the sake of the community, so I pivoted to identifying more causes I could donate to or provide help to in remote ways. It was hard, no doubt, and I was still disappointed that I didn't get to do the former things, but considering the circumstances it _feels_ like my original objective was achieved. The takeaway is that I think personal objectives that leave little room for flexibility are fighting an uphill battle from the start.