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Robots Are Leaving the Factory

Feb 7, 2026

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5 min read

Robots Are Leaving the Factory

Why industrial robots are moving into public spaces, museums, and everyday life

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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One extra box on the line. Nine months to pay it back.

Dec 13, 2025

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4 min read

One extra box on the line. Nine months to pay it back.

How machine vision changes a way we produce things!

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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How Wet Wipes Brought Back My Childhood Spark

Nov 14, 2025

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4 min read

How Wet Wipes Brought Back My Childhood Spark

A look inside the world of wet wipe production, told through real engineers and the spark of passion that keeps modern manufacturing alive.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The honeymoon for cobots might be over

Nov 8, 2025

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4 min read

The honeymoon for cobots might be over

UR layoffs spark debate over the cobot market’s future. Is the hype fading or is collaborative automation finally entering its mature phase?

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Someone Please Pour a Cold Bucket on NEO

Oct 31, 2025

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3 min read

Someone Please Pour a Cold Bucket on NEO

1X’s humanoid robot NEO is making waves online, but hype aside, real autonomy and home-readiness remain distant dreams.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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My First Robotics Hackathon as a Judge!

Sep 13, 2025

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3 min read

My First Robotics Hackathon as a Judge!

When robots meet creativity: hackathons that turn code and 3D objects into living machines.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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5 Things that drove me insane in robot service

Sep 5, 2025

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6 min read

5 Things that drove me insane in robot service

Robots are precise, fascinating, and... endlessly irritating. A service engineer’s top 5 reasons to complain – straight from the factory floor.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Can We Still Be Amazed?

Aug 29, 2025

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5 min read

Can We Still Be Amazed?

From Christmas magic to Spotify overload: why robots no longer wow us and how to find the spark again.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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A Day in the Life of a Service Engineer...

Aug 22, 2025

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4 min read

A Day in the Life of a Service Engineer...

or How a Plan Turns Into a Comedy

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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How Industrial Robots Teach Us Patience

Aug 14, 2025

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4 min read

How Industrial Robots Teach Us Patience

Discover how industrial robots, with their unexpected stops and alarms, quietly teach engineers the art of patience on the factory floor.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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What does an engineer feel when a machine thinks?

Aug 7, 2025

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4 min read

What does an engineer feel when a machine thinks?

When robots start making decisions, engineers face a new kind of question: what’s our role in a world where machines think for themselves?

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Gen Z Engineer

Jul 31, 2025

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4 min read

Gen Z Engineer

From pallet jacks to high‐tech hacks, meet the Generation Z engineers set to reinvent the future of making things

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The skills no one told me I’d need

Jul 24, 2025

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5 min read

The skills no one told me I’d need

A reply to a student who asked what skills matter most for young engineers.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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It Depends

Jul 17, 2025

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3 min read

It Depends

The safest answer in the industry. And the most dangerous one.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The first boss shapes You ,but doesn’t define You

Jul 10, 2025

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4 min read

The first boss shapes You ,but doesn’t define You

Your first manager can build your confidence or crush it. Here’s why it matters – and why your value as an engineer is still yours to shape.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The future has no deadline. You do.

Jul 3, 2025

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3 min read

The future has no deadline. You do.

Stop chasing deadlines and start living. A summer reminder that while projects can wait, your time can’t. Ready for Tomorrow starts today.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Robots Are Ready. We’re Not.

Jun 26, 2025

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4 min read

Robots Are Ready. We’re Not.

Everyone agrees on automation. Until it needs to be unpacked, configured, and maintained.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Europe installed 23,000 robots. And China? They did it faster and cheaper

Jun 19, 2025

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4 min read

Europe installed 23,000 robots. And China? They did it faster and cheaper

A few thoughts on robots that were meant to help us and why we need to stop being afraid and start acting boldly

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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In life, nothing is certain. Not even robots.

Jun 12, 2025

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4 min read

In life, nothing is certain. Not even robots.

Why robots aren’t always the answer: lessons from real-life automation, marketing mishaps, and the surprising value of simpler industrial solutions.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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A Factory on Your Desk

Jun 5, 2025

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4 min read

A Factory on Your Desk

Discover how affordable tech like 3D printers and desktop robots is turning homes into efficient micro-factories. The future of manufacturing is personal.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The Quiet Shift: How Automation Is Opening Doors

May 22, 2025

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4 min read

The Quiet Shift: How Automation Is Opening Doors

In a world of machines and metal, quiet strength is reshaping who belongs. Automation isn't replacing people—it’s inviting new ones in.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Everyone has AI. Few know what to do with it.

May 15, 2025

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5 min read

Everyone has AI. Few know what to do with it.

A short story about conferences, cool slogans, and why real-world examples still matter more than buzzwords.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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A Coffee at Every Single McDonald’s

May 8, 2025

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6 min read

A Coffee at Every Single McDonald’s

A humorous behind-the-scenes look at life as a robot service engineer—from surprise breakdowns to heroic repairs and way too much McDonald’s coffee.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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The Psychology of Robotization – Why We Still Can't Love Robots Post

May 1, 2025

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5 min read

The Psychology of Robotization – Why We Still Can't Love Robots Post

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch

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Don't touch this screw!

Apr 24, 2025

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7 min read

Don't touch this screw!

From grease-stained hands to strategy decks—what field service taught me about people, pressure, and the art of fixing what shouldn’t work.

Jacek Smoluch
Jacek Smoluch
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