We recently returned from the 2025 Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston, MA. The event brings together over 5,000 developers focused on building robots for manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, aerospace, defense,… Read More
Over 25 years ago, when I first set out on a career in Mechanical Engineering, I was captivated by the promise of robotics. Yet early on, much of my work… Read More
The A3 Business Forum is an annual networking event for leaders in the automation and robotics industries, put on by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). As first-time attendees, Simplexity… Read More
I had the privilege of attending ROBOBusiness 2024 in Santa Clara, California on October 16th and 17th. The conference featured a wide variety of speakers and exhibitors from companies that… Read More
Simplexity Product Development joined the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute in 2024. The ARM Institute is funded by the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) as a Manufacturing Innovation Institute… Read More
Here in early 2024, AI has taken the world by storm. It appears nearly every company has branded their products with the “AI” keyword to match the hype. With such… Read More
The Shark AI Ultra 2-in-1 robot vacuum is a smart and innovative cleaning appliance designed to make your cleaning experience easy, effective and hassle-free. It comes with advanced features like… Read More
As we get ready to bid 2022 farewell, we reflect on 5 market trends driving engineering design development into the future. One of the truly great pleasures of working at… Read More
Power management is an important concern when dealing with small, battery-powered devices such as sensors or wearables. The successful design of low-power devices requires a concerted team effort between the… Read More
In a quest to feel connected while quarantined, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) can offer a great way to connect with family, friends, and of course collaborate with… Read More
Software: Design Complete
Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification
MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking
Software: Full feature implementationHardware: Prototype 2 units with production-representative materials and processes
Quality: Build Quality PlanSoftware: Core functionality implementationHardware: Prototype 1 units with rapid prototyped components
Quality: Critical manufacturing process identificationSoftware: Architecture design: block, sequence and state diagramsHardware: Major Component definition & Proof of Concept subsystems build
Quality: Design for Manufacturing tradeoffs evaluation