Pittsburgh Contract Engineering Company SKA Custom Robots and Machines sponsored 4 virtual events in Q4 of 2020. In a time when nobody knew how to make virtual events fun, exciting, or relevant, we saw an opportunity to shine.

This video explains SKA's approach to creating fun and unique experiences during quarantine. We hope you like it.

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-You want us to design you something similar.
-You want to buy our existing setup.


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SKA's Director of Product Development, Spencer Krause, explains how to manage robotic projects with very short timelines. This talk was originally presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Inspection and Maintenence Robots Summit.

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Just another day at the office with a machine SKA Custom Robots and Machines built for Coal Hill Ventures portfolio company JDV Robotics.

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We built an autonomous companion that carries the load for you, so you get the #freedom to build more. Check out our website to see what RuckTro can do for you.

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SKA acquired an American-made, industrial-grade laser cutter in mid-July of 2017 and put it into use in August. In this video we walk you through some of the machine's capabilities.

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An exciting and informative panel discussion with leading robotics industry experts!

Jorgen Petersen, President & CEO, RE2 Robotics
Vaibhav Vohra, SVP of Product, Gecko Robotics
Jeremy Searock, Co-Founder & President, Advanced Construction Robotics
(Discussion Moderated By) Spencer Krause, Director of Product Development, SKA | Custom Robots and Machines

In this discussion, we explored some of the unique challenges encountered with product engineering and design for Field Robotics.

This panel of industry experts shared interesting stories, various development/design approaches, commercialization strategies, what 'not' to do and lessons learned.

What exactly is 'Field Robotics'?
Field Robotics primarily refers to the automation of mobile machines, vehicles and platforms operating in harsh and unstructured environments, that perform tasks often characterized as too dangerous or hazardous for humans. These types of robots are not programmed to simply perform repetitive tasks, and must instead be highly adaptive and responsive to variable and dynamic environmental conditions, sometimes even in unexplored and unknown terrain. Field robots are highly desirable to a number of different industries, including aerospace, aviation, agriculture, mining and autonomous transport, and they utilize some of the most advanced robotics principles in sensing, control, and reasoning while in perilous and unforgiving environments.

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Elijah Wiegmann is the Founder of Base Design and Spruce Pup. He was also the Director of Design at 4moms. In this episode, Spencer and Eli talk about technical consulting (how they met) career growth, life, balance, philosophy, and more.

If you enjoy good design, check out www.basedesign.com

If you have a dog and want to get them the best equipment available, check out https://www.sprucepup.com/

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Join us as we speak with David Chakmajian who is an executive recruiter for the Miller Resource Group. David is one of the most passionate and driver people Spencer Knows and in this episode we discuss how recruiting really works. The positive elements of sales, family legacies, the kick in the pants that COVID has given the robotics and automation industries and so much more, Please check this one out folks. It's a lot of fun!

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Join is as we speak with Neya Systems president Mike Formica about his experience with various startups and advancing America's position in manufacturing. Spencer Krause has some good things to say in this episode about a new role and it's all exciting stuff.

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In this episode Spencer Krause and Steve Sparkes discuss basic principles of modern video game development as well as how he transitioned into this line of work. We also talk about European culture and tell tangential stories about life in Wales, Belgium, Ireland, and the United States of America.

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Join us as Spencer speaks with Chris Paxton, a senior research scientist at NVIDIA. In this episode Chris talks about how he got his start in robotics and AI. Chris shares some insights to young roboticists interested in AI, how to gain proficiency with AI, and attempts to explain this complex and evolving field to Hardware Specialist - Spencer Krause.
At only 25 minutes, this episode is highly digestible so check it out.

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Join us as we welcome back Modal AI's director of hardware, Vinny Kemler.
This conversation is a good one, folks! In this episode Vinny and Spencer sip whiskey, and chat about meeting your heroes, investments gone wrong (and occasionally right), robotics hardware development, optimizing production, robotic hardware development, and much more. It's always great to talk to other hardware specialists, and we cover a lot of ground.
Vinny is a well-rounded guy with a lot of experience and wisdom. It's always a pleasure welcoming him to CWSK. Grab a whiskey for yourself and get comfortable, you don't want to miss this one!

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