Founder and Chief Product Officer of @PickNikRobotics, bringing robots outside of factories. Even to space. #moveit #ros
Joined March 2008
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1 May 2025
From my talk today at the Boston Robotics Summit - we've built a platform that enables you to leverage every generation of robotic AI in a highly integrated and flexible way:
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29 Apr 2025
Excited to be speaking at the Boston Robotics Summit this week about AI. Also, come checkout our live demos at our booth!
therobotreport.com/picknik-dā¦
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1 Apr 2025
Congrats to Chef for raising their Series A round!
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24 Feb 2025
We've launched a new product, based on market demand, to address the needs of companies with safety critical applications: PickNik Certifiable Robot Arm Control Modules š¦ŗš¦¾ picknik.ai/certifiable-contrā¦
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7 Jan 2025
I hear all the time that not many folks are using ROS 2, but I think its just bad awareness and marketing from the ROS 2 org. We work with and talk to 100s of companies who use ROS 2, so we've made this page to highlight just how extensively supported it is with robot hardware!
7 Jan 2025
@PickNikRobotics is proud to announce the launch of theĀ ROS 2 Hardware DriversĀ partners page, a new online resource showcasing robot hardware, particularly robotic arms, that are compatible with the ROS 2 middleware:
picknik.ai/hardware-ecosysteā¦
picknik.ai/2025/01/06/ROS-Haā¦
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23 Dec 2024
It's been another great year working with the talented robotics team at @PickNikRobotics !
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17 Dec 2024
This was a fun podcast, thanks @audrow for having me!
16 Dec 2024
Dave Coleman, CPO & Founder, on the Audrow Noah Podcast, Making Robot Arms Work Anywhere - From Space to Strawberry Fields.
picknik.ai/2024/12/16/Podcasā¦
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10 Dec 2024
If you missed it, our Founder & Chief Product Officer @waffle presented at RoboBusiness the top reasons why robotic companies fail. Read all about it here: picknik.ai/2024/12/10/The-reā¦
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22 Nov 2024
I'm on a podcast, wheee!
21 Nov 2024
Here's my conversation with Dave Coleman (@waffle), Founder and CPO of PickNik Robotics (@PickNikRobotics).
Dave shares how they're making robot arms work in challenging environments - from strawberry fields to space stations. PickNik has helped over 110 companies deploy robotic arms in diverse applications.
Find it on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Links in comment.
I recommend listening at 1.5x
Timestamps:
0:00 Start
1:04 Introduction to Dave Coleman
1:29 Overview of PickNik Robotics
3:16 Challenges in Robotic Manipulation
4:54 Unstructured Robotics and Applications
13:45 MoveIt Pro: The Commercial Grade Solution
44:11 Human-Robot Interaction and High-Level Commands
45:22 NASA Collaborations and Space Robotics
48:33 Space ROS and Open Source Initiatives
52:06 Challenges in Space Robotics
53:32 The Future of Robotics and Industry Applications
1:02:06 Hivebotics Case Study
1:10:57 Mobile Manipulation and Humanoids
1:19:20 Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Manipulation
1:25:32 PickNik's Vision and MoveIt Pro
1:27:58 Conclusion and Future Prospects
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19 Nov 2024
We successfully finished our ground demonstration of satellite servicing, inspired by NASA's OSAM-1 mission, as the culmination of one of our programs with Space Force. Check out the video!
youtube.com/watch?v=9lbTtAR5ā¦
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18 Oct 2024
Recap of my talk on what robot companies fail š§µ
tldr; Lack of Focus on the Business Problem
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18 Oct 2024
Start with the customer problem, not the robotics technology. Stick with the customer problem. Be willing to set aside the cool tech you have in service of solving the customer problem better.
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18 Oct 2024
To learn more about how PickNik is trying to serve the robotics industry, checkout our powerful developer platform that enables companies to leverage robotic manipulation (arms) for any application: picknik.ai/pro/
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