I talked about some of what I've been doing with manufacturing automation, where I see our education system needing to go in order to compete in the future, and about some of the tools coming out for teaching / sharing work in the field.

1. Solve
Hard(ware)
Problems
Nick Pinkston
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5. 17 Meetups
+5000 Members
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7. DFM Plug-ins Full-auto Factory
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8. Why Hardware Startups?
• Real Problems: Food, water, shelter,
medicine... We can’t solve these by
just adding software - new machines
and devices need to be made.
• Big Companies aren’t moving fast
enough - we need startups to solve these
hardware problems faster and more widely.
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9. The Most Important Skill:
Teaching yourself!
The future is fast moving and uncertain:
Quick learning is the only way to compete.
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10. Learning Resources
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11. Makers + Manufacturers
We need to teach each other.
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12. Automation
Restoration Robotics:
Automated Hair Transplants
Well-Paid Specialists Beware!
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13. Engineering
Superpowers
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Baxter RobotMaster
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16. EE Tools
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