Christian Henkel

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I am a dad, roboticist, engineer, open source fan, cyclist, musician, overall mostly nice dude. And I somewhat half-heartedly moved here from twitter.com/ct2034. (he/him)
Websitehttps://thinkoneering.com/
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"Alles zu seiner Zeit. Katechismus zu seiner Zeit und Käsekuchen zu seiner Zeit"
(Michels Mama) 😍

I am indifferent about the humanoid hype most of the time. But what if it is actively damaging to the public perception of robotics as a field?

"[...] Again, Tesla employees at the event confirmed to attendees that the robot was teleoperated"
src https://electrek.co/2025/07/23/tesla-teleoperated-robot-fail-serving-popcorn-first-day-new-diner/

Tesla teleoperated robot failed while serving popcorn on first day of new diner

Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, which CEO Elon Musk claims is ahead of the industry and will sell in the trillions...

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Bademeister überlegt, ob er Ertrinkenden rettet oder ob das Schlepperei wäre https://www.der-postillon.com/2019/07/bademeister-schlepperei.html
Bademeister überlegt, ob er Ertrinkenden rettet oder ob das Schlepperei wäre

Reutlingen (dpo) - In einem echten moralischen Dilemma befindet sich derzeit Bademeister Thorsten Staiger: Während im Becken vor ihm ein B...

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Ich weiß immer noch nicht was ich jetzt ohne Soziopod machen soll. Aber die Amartya Sen Folge ist ja immernoch da. ☺️🎧💚
Getting a bit philosophical about robot programming 👉
https://thinkoneering.com/thinkoneering/25_06_programming_robots/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content
Please let me know what you think. 🙏
How Does One Even Program a Robot? - Christian Henkel

I work in robotics research. This is my personal site, combining scientific publications, CV entries, and blog posts.

On the self-help book I wish existed — and why borrowed goals might be worse than having none at all. 😆
https://thinkoneering.com/thinkoneering/25_04_book_on_goals/
You can achieve f\*ck all if you really want it - Christian Henkel

I work in robotics research. This is my personal site, combining scientific publications, CV entries, and blog posts.

LLMs to support with coding are nice and all. But assuming that something that is good at generating text would be good at helping to code fundamentally misses the point. I want a coding assistant that improves code instead of just write more of it. Imagine having an assistant that recommends refactoring, architecture improvements, making style more consistent. This would be useful.
🔄 Oh wow. After seeing this, I feel even more validated in my choice of PhD topic! 🤣
This video perfectly illustrates a common failure in multi-agent pathfinding (MAPF): local optimization without global coordination. These robots (likely in a warehouse) are stuck in a deadlock, each trying to avoid the other, but their decentralized decision-making leaves them trapped in a loop.
#MultiAgentSystems #FleetManagement #MAPF #Robotics
Video Credit: reddit/RoyalChris

🚀 Is software engineering creative? Most people wouldn’t call coding an art, but problem-solving, designing systems, and innovating all require creativity. 🎨💡

With AI automating more tasks, what does that mean for creativity in software development? 🤖✨

Let’s rethink what it means to be creative in tech. Read more: https://thinkoneering.com/thinkoneering/25_02_swe_creativity/

On Creativity in Software Engineering and the Role of Generative AI - Christian Henkel

I work in robotics research. This is my personal site, combining scientific publications, CV entries, and blog posts.

🤖 Calling all Roboticists in and around Stuttgart 🤖

You are invited to join the ROS Meetup, 24 March - the day before ERF 2025.
Registration to the meetup is free! No ERF ticket is required. But please register, because places are limited.
📣 If you are interested in giving a short presentation about your work in ROS, please reach out.
Huge thanks to Vishnu for making this possible. 👍

Please visit discourse for more information: https://buff.ly/phqwkk8

ROS Meetup at #ERF2025

We are excited to announce the ROS Meetup at ERF 2025 on March 24, 14:00 – 16:00 CET. This session is a great opportunity to connect with industry experts, researchers, and developers working on open-source robotics solutions for manufacturing and automation. 📅 Date & Time: March 24, 2025 | 14:00 – 16:00 CET 📍 Location: ERF 2025, Liederhalle, Stuttgart 🔗 Registration: https://erf2025.eu/register/ Registration Instructions: The ERF exhibition is open to the public fro...

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