What Machine Shops Taught Me About Robotics
Lessons from five months of building robots and meeting machine shop owners: where robot learning falls short, what customers need, and what comes next.
I’m Avi. I’ve been building at the frontier of robotics, specifically robot learning and its economic impact.
My broader interests include:
Previously, I led =nil; Foundation and invested at Delphi Digital.
Lessons from five months of building robots and meeting machine shop owners: where robot learning falls short, what customers need, and what comes next.
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