How to Accelerate Robotics Startups? A Better Data Visualization Story
JUN 18, 2024108 MIN
How to Accelerate Robotics Startups? A Better Data Visualization Story
JUN 18, 2024108 MIN
Description
Robotics is hard. One way to make it less hard is good tooling for visualization.<br/><br/>You'll like this interview if you want to understand the data from your robot or are interested in opportunities around robotics developer tooling.<br/><br/>With Adrian Macneil from Foxglove.<br/><br/>EPISODE LINKS<br/>- Full transcript: <a href="https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/9-how-to-accelerate-robotics-startups-a-better-data-visualization-story.html">https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts/9-how-to-accelerate-robotics-startups-a-better-data-visualization-story.html</a><br/>- Actuate's Website: <a href="https://actuate.foxglove.dev/">https://actuate.foxglove.dev/</a><br/>- Foxglove's Website: <a href="https://foxglove.dev/">https://foxglove.dev/</a><br/>- Foxglove's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxglovedev/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxglovedev/</a><br/>- Adrian's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmacneil/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmacneil/</a><br/><br/>PODCAST LINKS<br/>- Watch and discuss on 𝕏: <a href="https://www.x.com/audrow">https://www.x.com/audrow</a><br/>- Watch or listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I">https://open.spotify.com/show/74jWpWiLwsasY2QHtDcl8I</a><br/>- Listen on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audrow-nash-podcast/id1716486786</a><br/>- Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@audrow">https://www.youtube.com/@audrow</a><br/>- Main podcast site: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audrow1</a><br/>- RSS Feed: <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss">https://anchor.fm/s/e2666f60/podcast/rss</a><br/>- Full transcripts: <a href="https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts">https://audrow-nash-podcast.github.io/transcripts</a><br/>- Podcast Github: <a href="https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast">https://github.com/audrow-nash-podcast</a><br/><br/>OUTLINE<br/>(0:00) - Start<br/>(1:28) - Introduction to Adrian Macneil and Foxglove<br/>(1:43) - The Genesis of Foxglove<br/>(4:55) - Challenges in Robotics Data Logging<br/>(7:20) - MCAP: A New Standard for Robotics Logging<br/>(18:35) - Data Upload and Ingestion in Robotics<br/>(30:46) - Cloud Indexing and Data Management<br/>(35:53) - Visualization in Robotics<br/>(39:05) - Performance and Platform Considerations<br/>(51:54) - Extensibility and Customization<br/>(56:50) - The Evolution of Foxglove Visualizer<br/>(58:17) - Customizing Visualizations with Plugins and Extensions<br/>(1:00:23) - Advanced Visualization Techniques and Extensions<br/>(1:06:57) - WebAssembly and Performance Enhancements<br/>(1:08:36) - Foxglove's Role in Robotics Simulation<br/>(1:12:30) - Challenges and Future Directions in Robotics<br/>(1:18:48) - Opportunities in Robotics Tooling<br/>(1:24:55) - The Shift from Open Source to Closed Source and Foxglove 2.0<br/>(1:41:59) - Actuate Conference: Bringing Robotics Developers Together
