…with how I make things go for companies just like yours…
I started Familiar Robotics not long after I left Willow Garage in 2014. It didn’t have that name at the time, but I knew from my experience there as their System and Robot Administrator that there was a real need for somebody who had a broad knowledge of all the things that went into making robots move: the hardware, software, systems & network components that let the robots connect to and interact with the rest of the world, along with other devices like motors, sensors, cameras, & controllers, all of which, more often than not, would end up connecting back to a computer via a common interface like TTL serial, USB, I2C, etc.
Since 2014, companies such as Google, Savioke, TEMPO Automation, RIOS , Parker/LORD-Microstrain , FLX Solutions, Caba Design, Circuit Launch and others have engaged with me for a variety of projects ranging from early-stage hardware prototyping with C code and microcontrollers, troubleshooting USB, network and power problems, to ROS development, simulation with Gazebo and MoveIt!, to scaling their build and systems infrastructure as they ramped their manufacturing capabilities. Over the course of this work, I’ve come to realize that modern robots are often still very much like the systems I’ve worked with throughout my career. They just have different I/O ports and plugs and roll or walk around instead of staying in nice, tidy racks.
I provide the connective tissue between all the components of your robot, the people and other systems it interacts with. I know what’s connected to what, how they all move and work together and tug at each other. I use this to get companies unstuck from their current problems, and provide guidance and solutions that steer them to success, drive growth and let them get back to the part of the work they love and got them to start their business in the first place.
Having troubles with your ‘droid, or just want to chat about the state and direction that robotics is taking ? –Get in touch !
—-Steve
Stephen Okay
Consulting Roboticist, Familiar Robotics.
espressobot@gmail.com
roboticist@svrobo.com