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Here’s the first talk we’re publishing from our first inaugural Kinetic conference this year. Em from WORC presented on the current state of mechanical engineering software and where it’s going.
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zach
@zachglabmanSep 25
incredible things are happening over on Instagram reels
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Sam Padilla
@theSamPadillaSep 22
After 2+ years in the robotics data space, we are shutting @Eidon_AI down. The thesis was right. But the business is brutally hard. We close this chapter by open-sourcing everything we built and sharing lessons for anyone venturing into the space.

Robotics Data is a Broken Business

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Replace “kids” with “engineers” and the advice holds up just as well. Expose your kids to a lot of things early, and then help them go as deep as they’re able to go on the things that excite them the most. It doesn’t matter what those things are; cultivating curiosity and depth is the point.
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Would we send our kids to @theacademysf? With @Alex_Danco notboring.co/p/haa

Would We Send Our Kids to HAA?

The Future of Education: Whatever They Wish

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Ryan Oksenhorn
@ryanzipSep 14
Robotics companies have all accepted The Bitter Lesson and we now see awesome demos, but most have no idea about The Brittle Lesson and boy are they in for a surprise when trying to productize.
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Tony Zhao
@tonyzzhaoSep 17
Love my friends at figure, but failing half the time is not “doing real useful work.” See the 237/420 success rate below taken from the blog. Doing useful work = generalization + reliability.
Brett Adcock
@adcock_brettSep 17
The holy grail for robotics is being able to generalize: doing work in unseen places We rented 30 homes in the Bay Area and are doing tasks without any new training
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transparent PCB
A. I. (Macro Photography)🔬@MacroWorld21Sep 16
Biodegradable PCB! Designed on Cartboard 😆
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also recommend smart/portable soldering irons - tomshardware.com/best-picks/…

Best Soldering Irons and Stations 2026

From inexpensive, beginner-friendly soldering irons to soldering guns and rework stations.

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David Hansen 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
@boxcardavidSep 15
A portable programmable power supply with a built-in 70wh battery, I just got one and it is awesome.
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Thaaat Colin
@ThaaatColinSep 16
How have none of yall at IMTS posted about the Bridgeport serial number 1 just chilling there?
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alive internet theory
Kevin Ngo
@kevin_t_ngoSep 16
I made a website with 25 mini rooms, each with Claude keeping people company. Created with Claude Opus 5.
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The Great Space Corridor
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More free DFM Education! This time for sheet metal. @hardwarefyi was lucky enough to work with @DrafterInc to make this free guide. Sheet metal has a lot of nuances that easily trip up the most senior engineer and have the ability to 10X your part cost with small overlooked details. This guide covers: •Typical sheet metal processes •K-Factor and how to calculate bend sizes •Rules for cuts, bend reliefs and hole sizing •Stiffening •Grain direction •And so much more!!
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If you ever find yourself looking for cheap equipment, there’s an industrial equivalent of eBay called BidSpotter, where you can buy nearly any machine tool — or in special auctions an electric semi-truck from the now bankrupt Nikola Motors.
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A point-to-translate guide for common injection molding terms abroad.
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Grid operators publish real-time generation by source on sites like GridStatus which makes the U.S. grid easier to follow. One thing you might not know: California’s battery fleet grew from 500 MW in 2018 to ~16,000 MW in 2025, where solar now covers most midday demand.
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Part IV keeps the manifesto style but trades product steps for broad rhetoric: AI, humanoid robots, and “sustainable abundance.”
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An old-school map of past and present semiconductor and software companies that built Silicon Valley from its earliest days.
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A representative, then a realistic hardware development schedule.
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A lesser-known manufacturing technique worth knowing: impact extrusion forms hollow metal parts in a single high-speed stroke, and was used to produce the aluminum shell of the ‘trashcan’ Mac Pro.
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