Sriman, as he is also called, co-founded the company Perciv.ai Rens van Poppel explores his journey so far. When was this vision formed, and how did it come about? He says it was pivotal for building trust with partners, and consensus with effective communication. Because starting your own company comes with a lot of challenges.

For the second part of our RoboHouse Interview Trilogy: The Working Life of the Robotics Engineer we speak with Wendel Postma, chief engineer at Project MARCH VIII. How does he resolve the conundrum of integration: getting a bunch of single-minded engineers to ultimately serve the needs of one single exoskeleton user? Wendel oversees technical engineering quality, and shares responsible for on-time delivery within budget with the other project managers. He spends his days wandering around the Dream Hall on TU Delft Campus, encouraging his team to explore new avenues for developing the exoskeleton. What is possible within the time that we have?

Part one of our RoboHouse Interview Trilogy: The Working Life of Robotics Engineers seeks out Christian Geckeler. Christian is a PhD student at the Environmental Robotics Lab of ETH Zürich. He speaks with Rens van Poppel about the experience of getting high into the wild. What if drones could help place sensors in forests more easily? What if a sensor device could automatically grab and hold a tree branch?