We design and build interfaces for robots.

Looking for help creating or refining the way your robots interface with humans, software, or devices? You’ve come to the right place. We understand robotic product life cycles, constraints, and the discipline of human robot interaction. We’ll design and build your user and system interfaces so your engineers can stay focused on core robotics development.

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Hire Us For

USER INTERFACE (UI)
DESIGN

Regardless of how autonomous your robot is, chances are somebody needs to use an embedded touch screen, mobile app, or browser-based software to configure, control, or troubleshoot it. Whether your UIs are graphical or conversational… We have the experience and tools to design safe, functional, and “on brand” user interfaces with you, no matter where you are in your product’s lifecycle, or how complex it is.

USER INTERFACE (UI) DEVELOPMENT

We specialize in JavaScript/TypeScript based UI development, particularly leveraging frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular. For multi-platform mobile apps we prefer Flutter + Dart. Today, web-based technologies for Robotic UIs are generally very viable. However, if your project requires development in C++, Swift, Objective C, Python, Java, or custom embedded platforms, count us in. Our team has a diverse coding skill set.

SYSTEM INTEGRATION / API DESIGN

Does your robot need data or instructions from another software system? Whether or not, it almost certainly generates useful data that should find its way into third-party enterprise data or logging solutions. Perhaps it needs to integrate with sensors or IoT devices in its proximity? We have extensive expertise in data integration; designing, building, and testing system interfaces and APIs. We also properly decouple back-end and front-end code.

USER EXPERIENCE (UX) RESEARCH

A good UI is derived from good UI design, and good design from properly planned and executed user research. We develop research plans based on your goals and constraints, and utilize the most appropriate methodologies while executing on them. Our research identifies and prioritizes risks related to safety, customer satisfaction, adoption, adherence to standards, accessibility and overall usability. We also use user and competitive research to identify opportunities for you to differentiate your robotic product in the marketplace.

INTERIM SOFTWARE LEADERSHIP

Not yet ready to hire key full-time software leaders? Or are you ready, but can’t find great candidates and don’t want to satisfice? We can provide experienced interim full or part-time functional software leads, project managers, scrum masters, and product owners to help you improve and scale your development processes. They understand what makes robotic projects different, and adapt methods to meet your needs. We can also help you interview and make hiring decisions, and provide flexible consulting and mentoring on software development best practices.

Why Choose Us?

Industry Experience

We get it! Your industry is unique. The interplay between software and the physical world presents a series of complex problems to be solved - problems that may have been a low priority early in your product’s life cycle. The overall experience of your customers hinges on finding elegant solutions to the challenges presented by both the UIs they interact with as well as the robots themselves. Whether it’s building out an existing UI, providing usability insights, managing device simulators, rearchitecting code for rapid iteration, decoupling frontend from backend, or meeting regulatory requirements, we’ve got you covered!

Multi-disciplinary Team

You do your robot, we do the rest: Our multidisciplinary team has been around the block, and we find joy and fulfillment in all aspects of technology. We want to enable your product and ensure that it interfaces well with humans and third-party software. We love working with experts in the robotics space and learning from them, while ensuring that you can focus on what you do best while we fill in the rest.

Flexible Engagements

Part time? No problem! It may be difficult for you to justify full time hires for important non-engineering roles. We can provide talent in flexible, part time allocations. We can work as an outsourced team, or we can integrate directly into your existing engineering team and processes. While much of our work can be done remotely, we recognize the value of being where your hardware, team, and customers are. And, we are more than willing to travel to do the best job possible. We can even work around budgetary red tape, and can partner with you to determine the best structure, whether that is time and materials, fixed monthly spend, or more nuanced options.

Onsite Work / Travel

We recognize the value of being there: While much of our work can be done remotely, sometimes we've got to be where your hardware is, where your team is, and where your customers, prospects, and users are. We are more than willing to travel! We recommend onsite engagements for UX design, user research, comprehensive testing, strategic workshops, and navigating process change.

How might we help you?

Think we may be the right team or have the right consultant to help with your robot or device’s UX, UI, or systems/data integration needs? Schedule a free intro meeting via the button below!

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