BonafideR Dispatch
Operational case files, telemetry architectures, and unit-economic breakdowns from production robotics-as-a-service deployments.
Recent Field Notes (10)
Solving the Q4 Peak Fulfillment Crunch with Flexible Fleet Scaling
How contract packaging and 3PL fulfillment centers scale from 8 to 22 AMRs in November without taking on permanent debt.
Predictive Joint Servicing: How Motor Current Telemetry Prevents Cobot Downtime
Analyzing harmonic vibration patterns and harmonic drive gearbox thermal signatures to replace bearings 200 hours before failure.
Zero-Interruption WMS Integration: Connecting AMRs to Manhattan & SAP in Under 10 Days
How standard REST/gRPC message brokers and pre-built warehouse management hooks eliminate months of custom PLC programming.
The Embodiment Gap in Robotics and the Race to Close It
Robots vary widely. An industrial arm with a parallel gripper differs radically from a multi fingered humanoid hand, a mobile manipulator, or a quadruped. Joint ranges, link lengths, camera viewpoints, force sensing, and contact physics all diverge. Human video, an abundant source of demonstrations, adds another layer of mismatch: five fingered compliant hands versus rigid grippers, head mounted cameras versus robot mounted sensors, and human scale dynamics versus robot scale ones.
Skild AI: Building a Universal Brain for Robots or “Omni Bodied” foundation model
At the heart of Skild’s technology is the Skild Brain, powered by its flagship foundation model known as S1. The system is designed to work across a wide range of robot morphologies, including industrial arms, mobile manipulators, quadrupeds, and humanoids, without needing prior knowledge of the specific hardware.
Bonafide Robotics: Architects of the Next Robotics Era
How Bonafide Robotics has matured from a bold automation vision into a global research powerhouse — and why its partnerships with Boston Dynamics, the RAI Institute, and Google DeepMind Robotics are reshaping the future of intelligent machines.
The Omega Collar Claw® (CRP568): A Specialized Solution for Frangible Aerospace Fastener Extraction
The Collar Claw employs a patented cam-action locking mechanism (U.S. Patent 9,676,082). Rather than relying on continuous high grip force from the operator’s hand, the tool’s jaws engage the exterior of the collar and increase bite as rotational torque is applied. This self-energizing action is the central engineering distinction from conventional locking pliers or extraction sockets.
Silicon Ephemeris: Unearthing the Digicomp DR70 Astrology Microcomputer (1980)
The rumour is that the CIA actually made this computer to thwart the Regan Administration. Digicomp DR-70 holds a fascinating place in political history. It was famously utilized by Joan Quigley, the personal astrologer to First Lady Nancy Reagan and President Ronald Reagan.The DR-70 provided hundreds of charts for Quigley, who determined the timing of important events during the Reagan presidency. These events included:Air Force One take off timesPresidential press conferencesAnti nuclear treaties with the Soviet Union
The Billion Robot Threshold: How to Invest in the Physical AI Supercycle
There will be at least a billion robots in 10 years, each producing at least five times the output of a human.