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How to Be a Great Robot Programmer

What makes a great robot programmer? In this post we ask why it's challenging to accurately comprehend the limitations of a robot, and why this skill is necessary to maximize the robot’s capabilities when programming. We find out why humans are not great at imagining the world "thorough the eyes of the robot" and give a simple technique you can use to improve your understanding of their capabilities.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Apr 06, 2016 in Robot Programming. 5 min read time
How to Be a Great Robot Programmer

What makes a great robot programmer? In this post we ask why it's challenging to accurately comprehend the limitations of a...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Apr 06, 2016
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An Important Product Announcement from Robotiq

At Robotiq, our mission is to free human hands from boring tasks. Since redundant, dangerous and boring tasks are present in...

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How to Benefit from the Robotic Skill Shortage

Robotics is probably going to be one of the biggest job creators in modern history. But, are there enough qualified people to...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 31, 2016
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Controlling the Robotiq 2-Finger Gripper with MODBUS Commands in Python

You can create robotic applications from many programming languages, as explored in this post by Alex Owen-Hill titled What is...

Lars Skovsgaard
By Lars Skovsgaard
on Mar 29, 2016
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What Are the Different Programming Methods for Robots?

As the expression goes, "there's more than one way to skin a cat". You could equally say "there's more than one way to program...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 24, 2016
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Industry 4.0 – What Is It? And What’s In It For Me?

So you’ve heard about Industry 4.0, or “smart manufacturing” or whatever it’s called where you live. Industry 4.0 is a term...

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How to Buy a Force Torque Sensor for Research

It might seem a strange thing to ask but, how do you buy a Force Torque Sensor for research? Making sure you are getting the...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 15, 2016
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What is the Best Programming Language for Robotics?

Need to program your robot but don't know which language to choose?

Don't know what languages are available?

There's no simple...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 14, 2016
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Getting Started with Collaborative Robots: Machine Tending

You are looking at your first robot integration, you have heard about collaborative robots, but you don't know where to start?...

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