With the amount of attention given to robotics, humanoids, and physical AI, there are many new entrants and startups in the field. They often have great, even industry-changing ideas, but… Read More
The last full week of September 2025 I attended the FOCUS conference in Seattle put on by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). This conference was all about the latest… Read More
I recently attended the A3 Humanoid Robot Forum in Seattle, where industry leaders, innovators, and investors gathered to discuss the rapidly evolving field of humanoid robotics. While the headlines often… Read More
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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
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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