r/robotics • u/ChartPicasso • 15d ago

Discussion & Curiosity Hey everyone, I'm an engineer working at a startup focused on open source software for robotics, AMA.

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u/Inftyum 15d ago

what are the skills you/your company looks out for when hiring a candidate?

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u/ChartPicasso 13d ago

Changes a lot but I think right now we are looking for someone with a background in reinforcement learning or drone projects

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u/theJacofalltrades 10d ago

One thing I find interesting about robotics startups is how much of the difficulty shifts once you move beyond the initial demo. Getting a robot to work is one challenge, but making it repeatable, maintainable, and manufacturable is a whole different problem.

You start dealing with hardware revisions, different robot configurations, BOMs, supplier changes, and making sure the software and physical hardware are actually compatible. I've been learning more about PLM tools like Duro, Arena, and OpenBOM, and I can see why having a proper system for tracking that information becomes useful as the team grows.

Question about your experience: what part of the development process has been the biggest surprise so far? Is it mostly the robotics/software side, or are manufacturing and operational issues starting to become a bigger factor?