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Anyone recommend good textbooks for someone starting from a pure software background?

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by dchen » Sat May 02, 2026 3:54 am
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Anyone working in humanoid robotics outside the well-known companies - how's it different?

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by arjunsanchez » Thu Apr 16, 2026 6:33 am
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How do you handle imposter syndrome switching into robotics from another field?

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by mia.weber » Sun May 17, 2026 8:59 pm
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Anyone gone freelance/contract in robotics instead of full-time - how's that working?

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by lperez » Mon Apr 27, 2026 7:59 pm
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How important is a strong physics/dynamics background if you're mainly doing ML?

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by rossi30 » Sat May 02, 2026 10:50 am
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How do you decide between a bigger scope at a smaller company vs a narrower scope at a bigger one?

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by deborah59 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:26 pm
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Tue May 26, 2026 5:29 am
What papers should someone new to whole-body control actually read first?

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by matthew.yamamoto0 » Sun Jan 18, 2026 6:01 am
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Tue May 19, 2026 11:21 pm
What does the actual day-to-day look like for a field deployment/reliability engineer?

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by chloe_jack » Sun Apr 19, 2026 10:12 pm
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How much does a strong GitHub/portfolio actually matter for hiring here?

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by pierregreen » Wed Apr 01, 2026 8:31 am
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Anyone gone from an academic lab straight into a startup - worth it?

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by freya.smith » Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:00 pm
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What's a realistic timeline from zero robotics background to an entry-level job?

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by benjaminsanchez » Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:49 am
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Is it better to specialize early (perception, controls, ML) or stay generalist?

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by nicole57 » Tue Nov 25, 2025 7:28 pm
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Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:19 pm
Are UK/EU salaries really lagging that far behind the US for this field?

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by zoeanderson » Wed Oct 08, 2025 12:28 pm
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Sun Feb 15, 2026 9:12 pm
How do you keep your mechanical skills sharp if your day job is mostly software?

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by deborah59 » Fri Nov 14, 2025 6:29 pm
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Anyone self-taught their way into a robotics role without a CS/ME degree?

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by rossi30 » Sat Nov 01, 2025 9:59 am
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How much does prior automotive/aerospace experience actually transfer to this field?

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by mia_lars » Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:34 am
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What's a skill you wish you'd learned earlier in your robotics career?

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What's the most useful feedback you got in a robotics job interview, even if you didn't get the offer?

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by barbara50 » Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:08 am
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What's the most useful single course you took for this career path?

Last post by wei_ross « Tue Jan 06, 2026 7:37 am
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by diego.moore6 » Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:40 am
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Tue Jan 06, 2026 7:37 am
How do professors/advisors in this space typically fund PhD students right now?

Last post by nicole57 « Fri Dec 26, 2025 4:46 am
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by ethan_fisc » Tue Nov 25, 2025 4:22 pm
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How do you evaluate whether a role is genuinely 'humanoid-specific' vs general automation with a new label?

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by olga_lind » Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:12 am
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How do you evaluate a company's actual runway before joining as an early employee?

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by benjaminsanchez » Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:55 pm
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Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:36 am
Anyone turned down a well-known company for a smaller, less flashy one - regrets?

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by diego.moore6 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:00 pm
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What's a realistic 90-day plan for a new grad joining a humanoid team?

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by zoeanderson » Tue Apr 22, 2025 4:00 am
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How competitive are internships at Figure/1X/Apptronik/Agility right now?

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by zoeanderson » Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:13 pm
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