This Robot Can Grab a Beer, with George Konidaris-EP 272
Open your fridge and grab a beer without knocking anything else over. It’s usually not hard for a human to do it. But getting a robot to do the same task can take an engineer weeks or months. George Konidaris is a professor of computer science at Brown University, director
Why do I care so much?
The World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers starts tonight in Beantown. I’ll probably watch, but I may listen to a
Ep. 15 – George Breiwa on Machining Vaporizers
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with George Breiwa. About two months ago I got a call from a company asking for a price
Harvard Material
The recent Kavanaugh spectacle enthralled me as much as any big sports event. It really was the Super Bowl of Senate pillow fights, and I
Ep. 14 – Scott Livingston on Combining Cycling and Citizens in His Machining Business
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Scott Livingston. Scott Livingston’s Grandfather Horst, after whom Horst Engineering Company in Connecticut was named, often talked
How to Lose a Customer
You never know when life will teach you a lesson when you least expected it. I was at the local Farmer’s Market in Homewood, Illinois,
Swarfcast Ep. 13 – Jason Zenger on “Making Chips” and the Industrial Supplies Business
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Jason Zenger. In today’s podcast I interviewed Jason Zenger, president of Zenger’s Industrial Supply, in Melrose Park,