First and most importantly: I finally hit Delta Silver Medallion for 2024, courtesy of last week’s trip back to the Bay. Like most of you, I came down with a bad case of wanderlust during the lockdown years and couldn’t wait to get back on the road. Suddenly I’m back to pre-pandemic work levels of travel, which is at once great and a complete shock to the system.
On Sunday, I get to go back to JFK for my first trip to Detroit. I’m dreaming of a week where I have time to go to the Motown Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts and a Tigers game, but I anticipate very little in the way of free time around Automate. ProMat was such a rousing success for myself and Actuator two months ago that this seemed like a no-brainer.
I’ve hardly had time to plan out my show, but I’ve come to appreciate how a good show serves as a great crash course to certain corners of the world. I entered ProMat with a fair bit of knowledge about the robotics industry and came out with insight fr...
