Dave Coleman
@waffle
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Founder and Chief Product Officer of @PickNikRobotics, bringing robots outside of factories. Even to space. #moveit #ros
Boulder, CO
Joined March 2008
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!
@PickNikRobotics is proud to announce the launch of the ROS 2 Hardware Drivers partners page, a new online resource showcasing robot hardware, particularly robotic arms, that are compatible with the ROS 2 middleware:
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This was a fun podcast, thanks @audrow for having me!
Dave Coleman, CPO & Founder, on the Audrow Noah Podcast, Making Robot Arms Work Anywhere - From Space to Strawberry Fields.
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RT @PickNikRobotics: If you missed it, our Founder & Chief Product Officer @waffle presented at RoboBusiness the top reasons why robotic co…
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I'm on a podcast, wheee!
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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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!
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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:
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If you have a robotics program not well served by traditional automation techniques, I encourage you to checkout MoveIt Pro 6. Its really exciting for me to see how far it has come the past few years. #moveit #goros #Robotics #IMTS2024
We’re excited to unveil release 6.0 that further extends MoveIt Pro’s leadership in 3 key areas: - Rapid development - Hardware agnostic design - Intelligent runtime decisioning Read how and why in or latest blog post at or the press release at
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Looking forward to this year's RoboBusiness, where I'll be discussing learnings from the many robotics companies we've talked to over the past 10 years, and why many fail.
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RT @PickNikRobotics: We are so excited to be a part of the 2024 RoboBusiness event! Dave Coleman (@waffle) will be speaking on Thursday, 10…
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Today is a big day for my career, passing the CEO torch to an experienced software business leader Dave Grant. I am excited to continue growing and leading PickNik as our Chief Product Officer - and be closer to the robotics technology.
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