Dave Coleman

Founder and Chief Product Officer of @PickNikRobotics, bringing robots outside of factories. Even to space. #moveit #ros

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

I'm excited to be giving the keynote this year at ROSCon Global, Toronto. I'll be talking about the upcoming NASA mission that will be flying Space ROS for a robotic arm.
@OpenRoboticsOrg

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

How I feel about humanoids for nearly all applications

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

From my talk today at the Boston Robotics Summit - we've built a platform that enables you to leverage every generation of robotic AI in a highly integrated and flexible way:

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

Excited to be speaking at the Boston Robotics Summit this week about AI. Also, come checkout our live demos at our booth!
https://t.co/wHiOs12CTf

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

Congrats to Chef for raising their Series A round!

[Rajat Bhageria @RajatBhageria]

I'm excited to announce we at @ChefRobotics have closed $43.1M in financing to scale deployments of our AI-enabled robots!

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

We've launched a new product, based on market demand, to address the needs of companies with safety critical applications: PickNik Certifiable Robot Arm Control Modules 🦺🦾 https://t.co/QzhXWeZG4C

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

I hear all the time that not many folks are using ROS 2, but I think its just bad awareness and marketing from the ROS 2 org. We work with and talk to 100s of companies who use ROS 2, so we've made this page to highlight just how extensively supported it is with robot hardware!

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

It's been another great year working with the talented robotics team at @PickNikRobotics !

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

This was a fun podcast, thanks @audrow for having me!

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

@elitnartey @audrow @PickNikRobotics Thanks Eli!

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

I'm on a podcast, wheee!

[Audrow Nash @audrow]

Here's my conversation with Dave Coleman (@waffle), Founder and CPO of PickNik Robotics (@PickNikRobotics).

Dave shares how they're making robot arms work in challenging environments - from strawberry fields to space stations. PickNik has helped over 110 companies deploy robotic arms in diverse applications.

Find it on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Links in comment.

I recommend listening at 1.5x

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
1:04 Introduction to Dave Coleman
1:29 Overview of PickNik Robotics
3:16 Challenges in Robotic Manipulation
4:54 Unstructured Robotics and Applications
13:45 MoveIt Pro: The Commercial Grade Solution
44:11 Human-Robot Interaction and High-Level Commands
45:22 NASA Collaborations and Space Robotics
48:33 Space ROS and Open Source Initiatives
52:06 Challenges in Space Robotics
53:32 The Future of Robotics and Industry Applications
1:02:06 Hivebotics Case Study
1:10:57 Mobile Manipulation and Humanoids
1:19:20 Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Manipulation
1:25:32 PickNik's Vision and MoveIt Pro
1:27:58 Conclusion and Future Prospects

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

We successfully finished our ground demonstration of satellite servicing, inspired by NASA's OSAM-1 mission, as the culmination of one of our programs with Space Force. Check out the video!

https://t.co/iFRMSg1Qph

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

To learn more about how PickNik is trying to serve the robotics industry, checkout our powerful developer platform that enables companies to leverage robotic manipulation (arms) for any application: https://t.co/R4pJYgrqw7

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

Recap of my talk on what robot companies fail 🧵

tldr; Lack of Focus on the Business Problem

[Dave Coleman @waffle]

Start with the customer problem, not the robotics technology. Stick with the customer problem. Be willing to set aside the cool tech you have in service of solving the customer problem better.