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Charge Robotics (YC S21) Is Hiring Software and Hardware Engineers(jobs.ashbyhq.com)
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by banks_h 4y ago
I was making a much narrower point above, just that there isn't additional overhead involved in shutting down for a day with our system, as opposed to sending hundreds of workers home which does happen today. Absolutely as you mentio
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by banks_h 4y ago
We joke that Mars will be the easiest market for us to penetrate :)
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by banks_h 4y ago
Yes, silicon is still the majority[1], and it really just boils down to all-in cost. In watts per dollar thin-film ends up being reasonably competitive with silicon, but only because it's manufactured in the US which has steep import t
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by banks_h 4y ago
Yes! Sorry I explained poorly above, I meant there isn't additional logistical overhead involved in stopping operations for a day for robots, whereas there's tons when workers are involved. You're dead on with regards to the
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by banks_h 4y ago
Definitely, we've experienced workers being sent home for a number of reasons (too cold, too windy, too rainy, materials didn't show up as scheduled). Fortunately with an autonomous system there's no logistical overhead, if s
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by banks_h 4y ago
Black Rock City's DPW for solar is a really interesting idea! Temporary housing is definitely used at times for more remote projects, but it's more expensive than just booking out all the local hotels (of course, once you've
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by banks_h 4y ago
Absolutely. A couple that we're closely looking at: Better documentation/data/insight into exactly what was built when, install rates, fuel consumption, and vehicle utilization during construction. Having our robots take a ti
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by banks_h 4y ago
Reports are somewhat varied here but we find that about 10-20% of the overall site cost goes into labor. The bulk of the rest is component cost for solar modules and tracking systems, which are relatively commoditized and so are a thin marg
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by banks_h 4y ago
We're operating as a subcontractor for existing large construction firms, where we come in and do the mechanical construction step. In general robotics companies need to pick between "sell robots" or "operate robots as a
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by banks_h 4y ago
Dane! Good to hear from you, and thanks!
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by banks_h 4y ago
Thanks! Great to hear from you (assuming I don't miss my guess from your username), hope everything's been going well for you. Looking forward to staying in touch as we make progress!
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by banks_h 6y ago
Not sure why you're getting downvoted, you're dead on. I just finished routing an LPDDR4 bus (high speed + low voltage => worst case signal integrity) between two BGAs with signals routed on only 3 layers. The catch is that you