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No LLMs were seriously hurt during the making of these tools.
We're currently a team of two:
Both software engineers with a shared origin story in mechanical engineering and robotics.
We started with robots, drifted into software – because, well, software is fun… but now we’re fiddling with robots again – because, well, they’re fun too (until they take over).
We're optimistic by default – just mildly annoyed by the current mood in the European industry scene.
There's a ton of cool stuff to be built, and this project is our first step toward building the tools – and the feedback loops – to make that happen.
We're building developer tools for industrial engineers.
Our first project: an energy optimization tool for robots (details below).
Here's the catch: industry desperately needs good software engineers…
but anyone who can code usually jumps ship to software – because of the 💰 (fair enough).
We've seen this pattern again and again among our robotics friends at uni.
Everyone says industry in Europe is dying – and honestly, it feels that way sometimes.
Which sucks, because this continent invented industry.
The struggle?
- Expensive inputs (energy – “green” power, but sadly not Hulk green)
- Costly labor
- Shifting work ethics (we actually like the idea of a 4-day work week – but only when productivity keeps up)
- Declining population
Put it all together and, well… we're kinda cooked.
The way out?
- Either innovate like crazy
- Or fix the demographics (more shabonking – you'll find resources for that on a different Hub 😅)
The first concept we're throwing out into the world: energy optimization for industrial robots.
The idea is pretty simple – in a typical production line, a few bottleneck cells determine the overall takt time.
Meanwhile, the rest of the robots just chill – wasting energy.
So instead of letting them idle, why not strategically slow down some movements?
You’ll save a surprising amount of energy, with zero impact on throughput.
- Less wear & tear – this adds up fast
- Lower CO₂ footprint (if that’s your thing) 💅
The concept is simple:
Slow down the right robots at the right time.
The challenge? Doing this at scale, and figuring out which movements to slow down – without breaking takt time.
That’s where we come in.
We’re open-sourcing a lightweight proof-of-concept to test this idea in the wild.
We’re releasing a plugin for Siemens Process Simulate – a heuristic-driven prototype built on real-world motion data.
It’s a “good-enough” starting point: hacky, simple, and functional.
Try it. Break it. Tell us what works (and what doesn’t).
There’s a lot of room to make this smarter, faster, and more tailored to your setup – but we’ll need your feedback to get there.
(Warning: contains robots moving suspiciously efficiently.)
- Install the plugin in Siemens Process Simulate
- Run a simulation of your digital twins
- Apply the Energy Optimization plugin and review suggested slowdowns
- Compare energy savings vs. baseline
- Profitzzz – "corporate just orgasmed"
📖 Need detailed instructions? Check out the Technical Documentation for installation, usage, and troubleshooting.
Because good ideas deserve daylight.
We want feedback, hacks, forks – whatever helps push industrial tech forward.
We're not precious about it. Just build cool stuff.
Built with optimism. Fueled by frustration.
Robots first, profits second.