Talk for California Manufacturing Centers of Excellence

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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.

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SolveHard(ware)Problems

Nick Pinkston

@nickpinkston

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Nick’s Projects

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17 Meetups+5000 Members

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DFM Plug-ins Full-auto Factory

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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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The Most Important Skill:

Teaching yourself!

The future is fast moving and uncertain:

Quick learning is the only way to compete. Thursday, May 9, 2013

Learning Resources

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Makers + Manufacturers

We need to teach each other.Thursday, May 9, 2013

Automation

Restoration Robotics: Automated Hair Transplants

Well-Paid Specialists Beware!

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Engineering

SuperpowersThursday, May 9, 2013

Robot WranglingBaxter RobotMaster

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MechE Tools

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EE Tools

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