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What kind of background is Google looking for when recruiting people to work on teams like these?

by conjecTech 13y ago

ijs 13y ago
Bot & Dolly is hiring: http://www.botndolly.com/jobs http://www.botndolly.com/jobs
- tlb 13y ago
  They're a good company to work for. Less nerdy than 99% of robotics companies.
  - aray 13y ago
    I'm not sure how 'less nerdy' would be a plus for a robotics company, but good to have a positive review of the place nonetheless. Do you work there?
    - nostrademons 13y ago
      (tlb is Trevor Blackwell, a partner at YCombinator and founder/CEO of Anybots. It's safe to guess that he knows the field.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Blackwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Blackwell
    - wpietri 13y ago
      Just guessing, but for me it's about the audience. Software in the 70s and 80s was very nerdy. With the rise of the web, it got less so, driven by the need to reach consumers and the influence of print design. In the last decade, a lot of tech is downright chic, and succeeds because of that. Look at the iPod and the iPhone, for example. I think robotics is coming up on a similar transition. For years it was 99% research projects and industrial uses: pure nerdery. But Bot & Dolly is selling to Hollywood, and is very slickly marketed. Aesthetics are starting to really matter.
      - wpietri 13y ago
        Whoa. It's worth checking out their video "Box": http://www.botndolly.com/box http://www.botndolly.com/box Gorgeous.
        blinduck 13y ago
        This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a really long time.
        jessaustin 13y ago
        We can see the two robots manipulating the rectangular screens, and infer one positioning the camera. What I'm trying to figure out, is if there are at least two additional robots positioning the projectors that light the screens, or if they just transformed the animation and the projectors are kept in basically the same place as the camera.
      - subsystem 13y ago
        I don't know. In terms of excitement and creativity I think we're slowly catching up to the end of the 90s.
    - tlb 13y ago
      I don't work there, I just know them. Bot & Dolly is half robot technology, half creative consultancy and they have a very cool office in SF.
- GamblersFallacy 13y ago
  Look at the speed, dexterity & flow of the robotic boom arm in this demo reel, WOW. Thats pretty much impossible for a human camera op to throw a camera about like that. http://www.botndolly.com/kungfu-proof-of-concept http://www.botndolly.com/kungfu-proof-of-concept
- Qworg 13y ago
  The question I've always had in regards to Bot & Dolly - how are they ensuring safety? Industrial robot arms are notoriously unforgiving and kill people every year. Putting untrained actors in close proximity with arms without some sort of safety system seems like madness. I hope I'm wrong though, since the company seems to be bringing robots to an interesting new place.
  - dekhn 13y ago
    "Industrial robot arms are notoriously unforgiving and kill people every year" um, how many people are actually killed by industrial robots? while the robots provide what economic value?
    - will_work4tears 13y ago
      Only three reported deaths last time I checked. One in 1979, one in 1984 and another in 2009. Pretty sure more deaths occur from other equipment than that, every year even.
      - Qworg 13y ago
        This is untrue, but it is hard to get international numbers. In the US alone, it is about one death a year, purely by OSHA standards. This doesn't include things like "struck by robot, died three days later due to brain haemorrhage". OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyword=%22Robot%22&keyword_list=on https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyw... Economist: 77 accidents with industrial robots in 2005 alone - http://www.economist.com/node/7001829 http://www.economist.com/node/7001829 Research paper: 103 self reported and survey responded by 1995 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hfm.4530050304/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hfm.4530050304/ab...
        will_work4tears 13y ago
        Interesting, thanks. I went back and found the article I had read about this awhile back and I guess it was specific data about robot arms and probably wasn't entirely comprehensive: http://hcri.brown.edu/2013/08/29/could-your-robot-hurt-you-perhaps-but-not-intentionally/ http://hcri.brown.edu/2013/08/29/could-your-robot-hurt-you-p... Edit: one of those are a stretch calling it a "robot" A conveyor belt is a robot? Also, 33 results for robot, but 108 for Forklift and 11 for microwave, is it really all the much more dangerous than any other equipment? Should we ban microwaves (deliberate hyperbole, I realize those weren't deaths)?
chubot 13y ago
The article says they acquired 7 small companies recently, so I'm guessing they're looking for super-experienced people. Like people/teams who have designed and built a few robots from scratch before.
kylelutz 13y ago
Industrial Perception is hiring: http://www.industrial-perception.com/careers.html http://www.industrial-perception.com/careers.html

What kind of background is Google looking for when recruiting people to work on teams like these?

ijs 13y ago

Bot & Dolly is hiring: http://www.botndolly.com/jobs http://www.botndolly.com/jobs

tlb 13y ago
They're a good company to work for. Less nerdy than 99% of robotics companies.
- aray 13y ago
  I'm not sure how 'less nerdy' would be a plus for a robotics company, but good to have a positive review of the place nonetheless. Do you work there?
  - nostrademons 13y ago
    (tlb is Trevor Blackwell, a partner at YCombinator and founder/CEO of Anybots. It's safe to guess that he knows the field.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Blackwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Blackwell
  - wpietri 13y ago
    Just guessing, but for me it's about the audience. Software in the 70s and 80s was very nerdy. With the rise of the web, it got less so, driven by the need to reach consumers and the influence of print design. In the last decade, a lot of tech is downright chic, and succeeds because of that. Look at the iPod and the iPhone, for example. I think robotics is coming up on a similar transition. For years it was 99% research projects and industrial uses: pure nerdery. But Bot & Dolly is selling to Hollywood, and is very slickly marketed. Aesthetics are starting to really matter.
    - wpietri 13y ago
      Whoa. It's worth checking out their video "Box": http://www.botndolly.com/box http://www.botndolly.com/box Gorgeous.
      - blinduck 13y ago
        This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a really long time.
      - jessaustin 13y ago
        We can see the two robots manipulating the rectangular screens, and infer one positioning the camera. What I'm trying to figure out, is if there are at least two additional robots positioning the projectors that light the screens, or if they just transformed the animation and the projectors are kept in basically the same place as the camera.
    - subsystem 13y ago
      I don't know. In terms of excitement and creativity I think we're slowly catching up to the end of the 90s.
  - tlb 13y ago
    I don't work there, I just know them. Bot & Dolly is half robot technology, half creative consultancy and they have a very cool office in SF.
GamblersFallacy 13y ago
Look at the speed, dexterity & flow of the robotic boom arm in this demo reel, WOW. Thats pretty much impossible for a human camera op to throw a camera about like that. http://www.botndolly.com/kungfu-proof-of-concept http://www.botndolly.com/kungfu-proof-of-concept
Qworg 13y ago
The question I've always had in regards to Bot & Dolly - how are they ensuring safety? Industrial robot arms are notoriously unforgiving and kill people every year. Putting untrained actors in close proximity with arms without some sort of safety system seems like madness. I hope I'm wrong though, since the company seems to be bringing robots to an interesting new place.
- dekhn 13y ago
  "Industrial robot arms are notoriously unforgiving and kill people every year" um, how many people are actually killed by industrial robots? while the robots provide what economic value?
  - will_work4tears 13y ago
    Only three reported deaths last time I checked. One in 1979, one in 1984 and another in 2009. Pretty sure more deaths occur from other equipment than that, every year even.
    - Qworg 13y ago
      This is untrue, but it is hard to get international numbers. In the US alone, it is about one death a year, purely by OSHA standards. This doesn't include things like "struck by robot, died three days later due to brain haemorrhage". OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyword=%22Robot%22&keyword_list=on https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyw... Economist: 77 accidents with industrial robots in 2005 alone - http://www.economist.com/node/7001829 http://www.economist.com/node/7001829 Research paper: 103 self reported and survey responded by 1995 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hfm.4530050304/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hfm.4530050304/ab...
      - will_work4tears 13y ago
        Interesting, thanks. I went back and found the article I had read about this awhile back and I guess it was specific data about robot arms and probably wasn't entirely comprehensive: http://hcri.brown.edu/2013/08/29/could-your-robot-hurt-you-perhaps-but-not-intentionally/ http://hcri.brown.edu/2013/08/29/could-your-robot-hurt-you-p... Edit: one of those are a stretch calling it a "robot" A conveyor belt is a robot? Also, 33 results for robot, but 108 for Forklift and 11 for microwave, is it really all the much more dangerous than any other equipment? Should we ban microwaves (deliberate hyperbole, I realize those weren't deaths)?

chubot 13y ago

The article says they acquired 7 small companies recently, so I'm guessing they're looking for super-experienced people. Like people/teams who have designed and built a few robots from scratch before.

kylelutz 13y ago

Industrial Perception is hiring: http://www.industrial-perception.com/careers.html http://www.industrial-perception.com/careers.html