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Amazing. Almost makes me want to move to the states (from NZ) to work with you. Always gratifying to see a job posting where you tick every box. What a great a

Amazing. Almost makes me want to move to the states (from NZ) to work with you. Always gratifying to see a job posting where you tick every box. What a great automation environment! Almost clean-slate too, you don't need to integrate with a patchwork of other solutions that are different per site. Robots as a service is definitely the way to go. Much lower apparent risk for your clients, less support costs for out of date product you sold early on... many great reasons.

veb 5y ago
Mate, why don't you start something like this in NZ? We totally need more robotic startups IMO. Years ago I 'worked' at Scott Technologies, around the time they were making this 'smart' straw making machine that had the chocolate/strawberry flavour inside the straw and you just put it in some milk and bam. Really cool going from planning to actually testing the robot (was for some client, can't remember who). I did this while on a high school placement programme in year 13. I really love robotics, but I moved in a different direction after that!
sacrosancty 5y ago
We have some agricultural robot startups. Have a look around. I think the future of robots doing a lot of on-site moving-stuff-from-A-to-B and looking-at-things tasks in a lot of industries is coming now. It's technologically feasible and traditionally labor heavy work. NZ has mainly ag, so ag robots for us ;) It surely helps that farm labor is expensive and scarce here too. We don't have the luxury of under-the-table Mexican migrant workers. I agree though that being in NZ seems to stunt you as an engineer. America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at.
- beachy 5y ago
  > America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at. Access to capital. It's obvious that this venture would require huge investment to achieve profitability, way more than has ever been pumped into any kiwi company prior to turning a profit. Investors here have a much smaller vision. It's a shame, because this must be one of the worthiest targets for investment ever on the face of it. But it could never get off the ground in NZ.

veb 5y ago

Mate, why don't you start something like this in NZ? We totally need more robotic startups IMO. Years ago I 'worked' at Scott Technologies, around the time they were making this 'smart' straw making machine that had the chocolate/strawberry flavour inside the straw and you just put it in some milk and bam. Really cool going from planning to actually testing the robot (was for some client, can't remember who). I did this while on a high school placement programme in year 13. I really love robotics, but I moved in a different direction after that!

sacrosancty 5y ago

We have some agricultural robot startups. Have a look around. I think the future of robots doing a lot of on-site moving-stuff-from-A-to-B and looking-at-things tasks in a lot of industries is coming now. It's technologically feasible and traditionally labor heavy work. NZ has mainly ag, so ag robots for us ;) It surely helps that farm labor is expensive and scarce here too. We don't have the luxury of under-the-table Mexican migrant workers. I agree though that being in NZ seems to stunt you as an engineer. America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at.

beachy 5y ago
> America appears to be overflowing with incredible companies that even normal people, not only "rockstars" can work at. Access to capital. It's obvious that this venture would require huge investment to achieve profitability, way more than has ever been pumped into any kiwi company prior to turning a profit. Investors here have a much smaller vision. It's a shame, because this must be one of the worthiest targets for investment ever on the face of it. But it could never get off the ground in NZ.