A blog about starting a company in the rather difficult industry of robotics.

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Mar
05
A simple reversing gearbox using planetary gear sets

A simple reversing gearbox using planetary gear sets

A simple forward, reverse and stop selection gearbox using two planetary gear sets and 3 brakes.
8 min read
Jan
29
A few notes on planetary gear sets

A few notes on planetary gear sets

Just some notes on Epicyclic gearing.
10 min read
Dec
29
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

What the hell is this? A film review?
5 min read
Dec
28
Returning to day 1

Returning to day 1

It’s not much the Ironman of origin stories.
5 min read
Oct
02
Robot hero shot

The making of a repetitive task

19 min read
Sep
12
Montage poster featuring our robot hero

Customer Journey: a repetitive task

I’ve been working with an artist in order to draw up a simple customer journey... and here it is!
3 min read
Jul
22
Quick model update

Quick model update

I’ve been working on getting the user story and business model out of my head and into words and pictures.
4 min read
Jun
30
Getting some height

Getting some height

What? Is it just going to crawl around on the floor then?
5 min read
Jun
13
While ya’ll be making dogs, I’m making a lobster.

While ya’ll be making dogs, I’m making a lobster.

A lack of others doing the same thing is probably a strong sign that one is heading in the wrong direction 🤦
6 min read
Jun
10
The scope of the blog

The scope of the blog

It's a company blog about a company that does not yet exist, but will at some point manufacture and deliver robots.
8 min read