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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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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The Toyota Production System contains many innovations which have made production more efficient. If you're anything like me, you've wanted to benefit from these lessons but found it difficult to get past certain barriers to entry (confusing jargon, bloated courses, etc) in order to get at the meat of the concepts.

Spencer Krause and Uriel Eisen both use Kanban cards in their shop operations.

We have a gift for you that will change your shop for the better. In just under 4 minutes, Uriel demystifies Kanban cards for use in physical production environments. Seriously, you should be able to get set up after watching this video and want to do it.

For historical context, Kanban originated in Japan, and means "visual card". Kanban systems provide a tangible prompt to keep production balanced. This "pull system" means that only a certain amount of any given product are made and stored. Once the stock goes below a given quantity, the card is there to prompt a restock before the product becomes unavailable. This will reduce your shop overhead if set up correctly.

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Having an awesome product doesn't do anyone any good if it isn't what your customer needs.

In this short clip, Uriel and Spencer discuss some roadblocks Uriel and his team encountered when showing prototype personal water filters to non-governmental organizations (ie: Red Cross). Unfortunately for the "personalized" design, many disaster relief services deliver aid by household, and not each individual. All of the team's planning and good ideas fell on a disinterested market, because they weren't communicating with potential clients about the minute details of the product.

This was an important lesson learned for Uriel that he's since passed on to his consulting clients. It is time-consuming and costly to attempt to create a "finished product" for the first prototype, especially before interfacing with the market. It is better to start with something more simple and fix errors as they occur, rather than overachieve at the beginning and miss the mark on the customer's needs.

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Constantine Greenias is a blind man who enjoys playing games. Unfortunately, there are not any card games which exist today which can be played by blind people. Constantine intends to remedy this situation by manufacturing braille sticker labels for cards and games.

Constantine's existing company, the Magnet Baron, already specializes in small batches of customized products, which when applied to this project means Constantine has the manufacturing and marketing capacity to get braille games into the hands of blind people everywhere.

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In this 90 second clip, Constantine and Spencer discuss a project that Constantine hopes to fully launch soon. Most people have worn "hospital socks", the shapeless and uncomfortable non-slip footwear patients are given to avoid slip and fall injuries.


Barre Assets, currently available for purchase on Etsy, is planning to launch their own website with an expanded collection of comfortable and stylish men's and women's non-skid socks. Whether you are attending yoga class or just have slippery flooring, Barre Assets has you covered. 100% #MadeInAmerica

Check out the Barre Assets product line on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/BarreAssets


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