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Re: Visit to MDRobotics/SPAR
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:47:39 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ralph Hempel writes:
> Overkill on the OS, but then again it's off the shelf so you don't need
> to spend 1 or 2 man years designing, coding, and testing....
They specifically pointed out they used VxWorks because of being able to
program in C++. I've noticed a lot of their job ads etc stress object
oriented programming experience. Apparently the older arms are done with
much lower level microcontrollers.
> Yes!!! Small teams of dedicated smart people can make all the difference.
I got the impression while I was there that their people were really quite
on the ball. That spacer ring/rotation sensor really made me think, wow
these guys ARE rocket scientists. I suppose they're well paid too-$2.5M for
10 people, of which two are coop students is still pretty high, although a
good chunk of that is going to be hardware.
Calum
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| (...) Overkill on the OS, but then again it's off the shelf so you don't need to spend 1 or 2 man years designing, coding, and testing.... (...) Yes!!! Small teams of dedicated smart people can make all the difference. Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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