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Robotics Safety: Keeping the Bots from Going Rogue
Welcome to the age of robots, where machines are flipping pancakes, assembling cars, and maybe even dancing (no judgment). But as we...
Tommaso Pardi
Jun 142 min read


Early Adopters & Start-ups: How to Build a High-Impact Automation Partnership
Start-ups at the beginning of their journey rarely have a fully-fledged product. Instead, it is their immaturity that offers a strategic...
Tommaso Pardi
May 62 min read


RaaS Is NOT Just Renting a Robot – It’s a Smarter Way to Automate
If you're exploring automation for your business—whether you're running a CNC shop, managing a lab, or overseeing production in a small...
Tommaso Pardi
May 33 min read


Not All Automation Is Built the Same: Choosing the Right Path for Your Business
In today's competitive landscape, automation is no longer just for the biggest factories or tech giants. Whether you’re running a CNC...
Tommaso Pardi
Apr 262 min read


Vibe Coding My Way to Production: A Tale of LLMs, Coffee, and Mild Frustration
As a robotics software engineer, I’m usually knee-deep in systems and logic, but recently I set out on a different kind of...
Tommaso Pardi
Apr 124 min read


Radical Candor: The Leadership Superpower We All Need
Last year, I began working fully remotely. My life has become easier, with more time on my hands and no boring commutes. However, my job...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 293 min read


Robot Simulators: The Open, The Flashy, and The Nerdy
In the robot sim frontier of March 2025, it’s a three-way showdown (so far): Gazebo’s open vibes, Isaac SIM’s flashy flair, and MuJoCo’s...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 223 min read


The Art of expecting the unexpected: The Gemini Robotics way
Welcome to the Age of Robots That Just Get It Imagine you’re teaching a robot how to clean your kitchen. You show it how to pick up a...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 154 min read


When AI Translators Get Too Creative: A Taxing Tale of Mistranslation
Picture this: I need to kill some time on the tube, and I’m going through some comments on a (boring) post about the Italian government...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 74 min read


From Kahneman to Figure.ai
Why Bother Giving Robots Two Brains? In the fast-paced world of robotics, control systems are evolving rapidly. Companies like Figure.ai...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 33 min read


It's not about reinventing the wheel, it's about understanding how it spins
Why Bother with the Hard Way? In the fast-paced world of AI, pre-made libraries and tools are like jetpacks—strap them on, and you’re...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 283 min read


GenAI - more than just cute cats on the moon
DDPM is a diffusion model algorithm that revolutionised image generation, but it does have a great impact on robotics as well
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 222 min read


Jarvis or HAL9000
Are we closer to Jarvis (helpful assistant) or HAL9000 (overzealous)? Comoditisation of LLMs seems closer. New models are released every...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 151 min read


Humanoids: a product challenge before a technological one
A new revolution is necessary for humanoids to enter the industry, and we are still far from it. Pareto optimal rule states that 20% of...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 82 min read


Deepseek: the proof that open source is better
Deepseek: the proof that open source is better. I have been a huge champion of open source since I was in high school. The concept of...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 12 min read


Auto-coding sw
Auto-coding sw are all in a rage these days. I've seen so many new algorithms come out after Copilot's first release, and it's...
Tommaso Pardi
Jan 311 min read


Rethinking system engineering
System engineering is out of fashion. It needs rebranding even before we understand how to use it in today's projects. System engineering...
Tommaso Pardi
Jan 311 min read


SOLID principles: a take for roboticists
Are SOLID principles enough for developing robotics systems? Maybe not, but it's not all lost. Solid principles Solid principles are a...
Tommaso Pardi
Jan 312 min read


Just in time production in the era of silicon shortage
The world interconnected with the silicon chips "Just in time" production crumbled in the silico n shortage turmoil. So, what next? Well,...
Tommaso Pardi
Jan 312 min read
Optimise your system, then optimise ROS
ROS middleware is great. It handles processes, callback, nodes and communication interfaces seamlessly. Our robotics app is safe with it!...
Tommaso Pardi
Jan 311 min read
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