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Travel Lanes: Warehouse rules of the road
As a developer at a warehouse automation company, I’ve been working on a project called Travel Lanes, which aims to simplify the way we describe movement on the warehouse floor for the chucks and other equipment like handhelds and forklifts. The legacy system we were using presented some significant problems. Firstly, it was challenging to…
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Building Editing tools for Warehouse Map Visualization
At 6 River Systems, we use Chucks to move around and transport goods in the warehouse. While the Chucks use Lidar and cameras to avoid obstacles, we need to instruct them about the rules of the warehouse, such as where the shelving is located and the direction of the aisles. We also need to establish…
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Time to Give Chuck a Facelift: Introducing GUI 2.0
As a developer, I greatly appreciate the work that went into designing the Chuck interface. It’s innovative, easy to use, and a lot of thought went into it. However, as with all software, we always strive to make things better. That’s why we’re moving the code from a startup “Make Educated Bets” GUI to a…
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New opportunity with 6River Systems – Warehouse Robotics
Hey everyone, I’m excited to share some great news with you! I recently landed a new job as a Principal Front End Developer with 6River Systems, a startup based in Waltham that specializes in warehouse automation. I had been searching for my next career move for a while now, and I couldn’t be happier with…
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Building a Web Diagram Framework
MathWorks is bringing Simulink to the web and building a diagramming framework, and I’m lucky enough to be a part of it! Using JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and SVG, we’re rendering block diagrams to create an efficient and user-friendly interface. We’re working hard to make this happen and are taking advantage of the advancements in web…
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MILLIONS OF SONGS ON BEAT SLICE WITH SPOTIFY
Just wrapped up my new update (3.0) with Spotify Library import. If you have a Spotify premium account, you can have access to millions of Spotify songs and slice them to bits! Spotify songs can be downloaded, remixed and recorded. In addition, the music library has received a small facelift to support more music sources…
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NEW APP – ABLEROAD, THE YELP OF ACCESSIBILITY
AbleRoad is a community effort assembling comments, reviews and ratings to connect people with accessible places. The app allows users to rate establishments based on the accessibility features. This app development presented a challenge and a unique opportunity to emerse myself in the accessibility features of iOS. iOS devices are well suited for the visually impaired,…
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Unity3d – Incredible game engine
Mobile game users are notorious for having short attention spans, and with the GSN Casino, one of our top priorities has been finding ways to increase user retention. One strategy we’ve found effective is to release a new game every month or so. But as any experienced developer can attest, this can quickly lead to…
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NEW APP, BEAT SLICE =) REMIXING TO THE PEOPLE!
Well I have been away from the app store for a while working on my latest app. It’s called Beat Slice and it will help you unleash your inner Dj, even if you have no music production experience!This one is a combination of all my talent so far, audio, iOS and Photoshopping. The idea was formed a…
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New Job Alert: Building a Mobile Experience with GSN
Sure, here’s a shorter and more casual version: I just landed a job with the Game Show Network (you know, the folks behind Wheel of Fortune). We’re a small team building a new mobile experience, starting with the GSN Casino app that has tons of casino games. My main focus was developing the lobby app…
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Moving to Boston and joining MathWorks as a Simulink developer
I Finished my contract with NewBay and looking for things to do, When I get an email from the MathWorks asking me to come over an meet them! MathWorks is a privately held, multi-national corporation that specializes in mathematical computing software. This is an amazing opportunity to work for this prestigious company. I have known…
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Working for Pocket Kings and moving to Ireland
Pocket Kings provides Technology and Marketing consulting services to the online poker industry and one of the fastest growing poker sites – Full Tilt Poker. The company is located in Dublin, Ireland. I will be working as a client side developer for the mac software application. I am starting to work on the Mac desktop…
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