Maxim Lobovsky
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@MaxLobovsky
@Formlabs cofounder. Obsessed with how stuff is made.
I started with a torchmate 2x2 and a severely underpowered hypertherm torch. Use what ya got. Don’t use other people’s money until you know how to use your own
We present "hybrid system" that supplements conventional automation with "learning" for task & safety-level adaptiveness Deployed in factory for motor cable soldering (< 0.6 mm tolerance), resulting 108 motors, 99.4% SR with < 20 min data per task Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2604.22235
@ahmedshubber25 Pretty sure it’s a question of money, not willingness, endurance or stomach. Companies run out of money or people realize the opportunity cost is insane (and not “chasing riches” kind, but rather “family living comfortably” kind)
Amazing interview with Frank Wang, the founder of DJI. He is… somewhat Wenfeng-like. Extreme introvert, fully intrinsically motivated, engineering competition track over academics… But this makes me think. DJI is such a fixture of our reality. Founded just 20 years ago.
We fired a really cool rocket engine - and broke some records while we were at it. 🔥This Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine produced more than 4,000 pounds of thrust, and included a 300-second continuous burn, which is believed to have set the record for longest duration hot firing of an RDRE engine to date. Watch it fire: youtu.be/DjnC8KvakKk
Why give your robot hands when it can have tentacles instead?
