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811.
by Qworg 13y ago
Wouldn't you say they're looking for their "next business"? Why not robots? Higher barrier to entry, untapped market. It is a place where a ton of capital can really shine.
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by Qworg 13y ago
Robotics is multifaceted and difficult in all of them. Boston Dynamics is probably the best place in the world for motion dynamics, gaits, and walking mechanics. I'm amazed, but I suppose I shouldn't be - Google made a great choi
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by Qworg 13y ago
I can agree with this 100% - much of my family out in Iowa raises dairy. They never get a vacation. Ever. In regards to the announcement, without teeth, this won't cause any changes. External enforcement is absolutely necessary to m
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by Qworg 13y ago
Social proof. Your busy colleague has already been vetted as "someone who gets things done" and therefore has been issued more work.
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by Qworg 13y ago
I'm not a security guy, but isn't this just "cryptowashing" if there's a man from the NSA on the inside?
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by Qworg 13y ago
Injuries. Death numbers are far harder to find. The more pressing concern with putting actors in the mix is that they are necessarily untrained or poorly trained participants. Most of these accidents happen with trained personnel. I'm
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by Qworg 13y ago
Some. Some. Both of these questions need more specificity - the former in the data available and the latter in what you're considering value.
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by 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 haemorrha
819.
by 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 so
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by Qworg 13y ago
At risk of sounding pedantic, why would someone want to work at PA?
821.
by Qworg 13y ago
"Owning code in deployment" = "on call for any code problems in your group, even code you didn't write". At least that's how it was explained when if interviewed there.
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by Qworg 13y ago
Starting salary for engineers on average is about that level. Imagine if you took out all the Valley and NYC salaries- you'd be far closer to the above number than you'd think. http://www.forbes.com/sites/sus
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by Qworg 13y ago
Which of those two mission statements are more honest? I'm genuinely interested - I can consider it from both sides.
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HarvestAI raises 11.8M in Series C [pdf](harvestai.com)
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Social Creativity: The Engine of Software Development in the Social Era(wired.com)
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by Qworg 13y ago
"Perhaps it can even be formally proven?" That is the whole purpose of standards organizations and testing organizations. UL has been in this business for a long time: http://www.ul.com
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by Qworg 13y ago
MTD Products - near Cleveland, OH. MTD is hiring a embedded systems engineer for our new robotics division. We're building a groundbreaking product that will disrupt a huge entrenched industry. We're a small intrapreneurship team
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by Qworg 13y ago
I'm thinking each individual boom arm can carry multiple robots. So you can service the entire radius faster. As for robots with wheels, I was thinking about doing away with the gantries all together. Just let the robots move through
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by Qworg 13y ago
As someone who lived and worked on farms, I agree that they're not practical right now. That said, I'll take on some of your other points. "there are no food crops that are economical to grow inside a greenhouse" - ther
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by Qworg 13y ago
I think the follow up circular design is far more efficient. A huge X-Y table is terribly expensive in materials.
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by Qworg 13y ago
In the past, FEMA has worked with robot teams. I hope this is a misunderstanding based in miscommunication. The other, more negative possibility is that the drones are interfering in communications. Interference happens quite often in disas
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by Qworg 13y ago
Chris Bangle had the idea that future cars will be fleet based, but people will own customizable interiors. These would deploy into the vehicle. You could also have self-assembling cars - individual electric autonomous units of drivetrain.
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by Qworg 13y ago
Deere's recent patent filings point to a totally autonomous managed fleet of farm equipment. They've had a long standing relationship with NREC out of CMU to develop autonomous and semi-autonomous systems. In terms of accuracy, h
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by Qworg 13y ago
Various autonomous outdoor power equipment - I can't speak to particular products.
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by Qworg 13y ago
MTD Products - near Cleveland, OH. MTD is hiring a embedded systems engineer for our new robotics division. We're building a groundbreaking product that will disrupt a huge entrenched industry. We're a small intrapreneurship tea
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by Qworg 13y ago
As someone who also worked on AHS, did Komatsu join in, or is it still just CAT?
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by Qworg 13y ago
I have not. Frankly, I feel like I've just scratched the surface. There's a HUGE body of knowledge in beekeeping and very little of it is passed via what you'd consider a standard method - instead, you get a mix of anecdote
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by Qworg 13y ago
As far as I understand, it can go either way. But that's almost purely anecdotal (like much in the bee world).
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by Qworg 13y ago
Other bee types are great. The easiest way to "keep bees" is to drill some holes in a board for mason bees to live in. They prefer being kept near muddy/mucky ground. http://www.parentmap.com/article/ke
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by Qworg 13y ago
Another that I forgot about. Scientists are making progress on hacking bees' pheromones directly: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606797 An 84.3% increase in honey production. That said, I don't think

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