In late 2020, I had the opportunity to work at Xaxxon Technologies, who specialize in open source robotics. At first, I was only able to do basic tasks such as cleaning out their storage space, but over time, I was able to help with assembling Autocrawler Robots.
I was able to assist with tasks such as soldering electronic components, cutting the robot's chassis, machining specialized parts on the CNC mill, and 3D printing parts of the robot.
This experience was a great learning opportunity for me, and I am grateful for the chance to apply my knowledge and skills in a real-world setting. I realize that I still have a lot to learn and I am eager to continue developing my skills and knowledge in the field of robotics and automation in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B881DaBZA0
Along with assembling some of the robots, I also worked to benchmark PyTorch and Tensorflow object detection models on the robot hardware. Namely, we wanted to see how both libraries performed on the x86-64 mini-ITX PC with the Intel RealSense D415 Camera module.