this is exactly what i do all day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llRbUHVjP7Q





haha. not exactly like that. The robots are involved, but thats not how we work on them. Its more like this one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoJ_L-KgdhY

And my job is to keep them in line. Believe it or not, robots are not smart at all. In the real world everything has to be perfect so they can operate accordingly. But even then the robots must be attended to on a regular basis. You always have to monitor them and have someone qualified there or very close on call. Our systems monitor themselves naturally but even that system can break down. At times it feels like a delicate balancing act. we will never see a terminator, lol. Not without humans for maintenance and a teach pendents to save the day.

hahaha

Want to guess which auto maker i currently am working for? hints: Fanuc robots are only used in a few Automotive industries. Also I am in the USA.

Awesome so u r a robotics engineer?

3GB *IS* insufficient for Tri-Channel and gaming. However, 4GB is as good as 8 in a dual-channel system for PC gaming..

THG proved it. i'll prove it again when i have 8 and run it vs 4.

Are you OK with that?

2GB is Windows address space for gaming; 2GB takes care of the rest. The Video card can have 20GB of vRAM and it won't matter - as long as the system has 4GB of system RAM and it is a 32-bit game. This is science.

EA increased my Crysis 2 activation limits. It was a painless chat that took 3 minutes.

Of course, now i have to take the survey

I am fine with that.But some games have 64 bit executable's and they can use more than 4 GB.But lets wait for ur review.

Hellgate: London
Far Cry (1)
Some mods for HL2 ...

Quick, name another one

No, not a robot engineer. Thats Fanuc's department. I dont work for fanuc but we have a close relationship with them. I work for Toyota. The robots are only a small part of the systems that get the work done. Actually our robots just move from place to place by its programs. It waits for specific inputs then moves to positions. The robot programs work with other programs that work with other programs, and so on. Most of the actual work done is by a hand attached to the robots, or individual stations that the robot places the component. These systems are very complex and have to work together in a tight wire balancing act. The hands that do work have their own logic and controller, the robots, each working cell, the station before and after, the list goes on and on. They all work together with one another.

We have to build these systems and maintain them. They have to be very precise and when you have so many of them depending on each other its a constant task. So we have to have people on hand every second production is ran. Its a little hard to define my job and thats why i tried to explain the situations. You kinda have to be the jack of all trades. It ranges from simple maintenance type work to designing and building entire new cells. Some days i spend teaching (programs and parameters) robots or programming ToyoPuc. Toyota takes continuous improvement seriously so we are constantly changing. A lot goes into this. Just moving something in a cell or changing a robot hand is a big deal. It will effect so many things and each system must be edited and confirmed. I am very busy there, everyday.

I took this job because of the challenge (and of course the . Its pretty high tech and toyota uses technology that you will find nowhere else. They do things a lot different there, and no matter what education or training you have, you will have to start from scratch. I am still learning new things there, everyday after a year. Its a huge commitment but its rewarding.

Anyway, thats where i am most of the time. hanging with me robots!!!!

That's really cool, Ocre.

A really good friend of mine works in the automotive industry as well. Toyota makes some of the best stuff out there.

Great to hear

thanks, i have been there a year and am just getting settled in.

its a tough job at times. There is soo much i have learned. i dont think it ever ends. I do know i found a real challenge and I plan to stay for a long long time. It requires a huge variety of knowledge and it takes a lot of time to obtain it. you never know where you will end up. I use everything i have ever learned and so much more. Its a huge collaboration of technology. The automtive industry is a great industry to work in. You will be always be the cutting edge (for the most part). My career at Toyota is fresh and just beginning. I got a long way to go still.