Abstraction, but for robots
Dec 02, 2025•25 min•Ep. 893
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Episode description
Ryan welcomes Simone Kalmakis, VP of Engineering at Viam, to dive into how her team is bridging the gap between software and robotics, the importance of abstraction layers in making robotics more accessible, and the real-world applications of robotics from lobster traps to industrial sanding robots.
Episode notes:
Viam is a robotics platform that brings modern software development tools into hardware applications.
Connect with Simone on Linkedin.
This week’s shoutout goes to Lifejacket winner Sergey Kalinichenko for their answer to How does this K&R code for reading an int work?.
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