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> I've worked closely with one of these companies... Perhaps they were just not suited to the project we were working on, but I found them quite dis-organized,
by neptunespear 9y ago
> I've worked closely with one of these companies... Perhaps they were just not suited to the project we were working on, but I found them quite dis-organized, lacking in focus and mostly buzzwords and fakery. Kind of sad.
You can't just drop an anecdote like that without naming and shaming.
- comstock 9y agoHonestly, I'd rather hear evidence supporting the argument that any of these companies could be called "the future of automation". Anything I say, will by its nature be anecdotal. But do you have anything to support the assertion that they're actually doing amazing things?
- neptunespear 9y agoI never said that Preferred/Mujin/LeapMind would be the future of automation. I just said that in my uneducated opinion, having followed these companies for some time now, I feel like they may be better equipped to handle "new economy" automation--shift from hardware to software, shift from closed-off proprietary standards to open collaboration. Aka the anathema of Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu, KDDI, etc.
- comstock 9y agoCan you show any evidence that they are better equipped? Other than just their vague mission statements or general attitude? I also prefer open standards, I think they're generally "a good thing". However big companies (like Sony) always seem to prefer closed standards... I guess it promotes lock-in. It would be nice to have something backing up these statements though. Personally, while I don't much like there working style. I still see companies like Sony providing a lot of fundamental value in, for example, imaging sensors.