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Howdee! Quick background for context: A friend and myself want to shift from our previous careers towards robotics. Between us, we have lots of experience programming for the web, for videogames, and for home automation. Recently, we've been learning a new batch of stuff. Personally I've built a few rovers and dumb-bots with Arduino and just installed ROS on an RPI for my next iteration. My friend is exploring radios and sensors with the Beagle Bone.

Question: You can hire a shop to build your Web thing or your videogame thing. We want to start off as a shop you can hire to build your cybernetic thing. Is this viable? Is there even room for a "freelance" style team within the market of robotics yet? If so, and more directly, where would our skillsets need to be for MegaBots to even consider subcontracting work? If you're feeling particularly kind, can you offer any projects, contests, certifications, or any other goals we can work on to developer ourselves in this space?

Videogames and the Web were fun... but the robots are coming! =D

After pondering hard, I don't have much to ask. I just want to thank you for the music. When Vegas dropped, it was exactly the sound I wanted to hear. And in 2001 when you guys played with Uberzone in Austin, I can't tell you how impactful that performance was for me. I used to sit near Miles at Mondo Robot hearing about what great guys you are. Seriously, you're a very special. Thank you so much for the tunes.