Meet two of our most senior engineers: An interview with Kyle and Aksh

Chironix is a team made of some brilliant personalities and two of our longest-standing Engineers are not only the guidance and grounding of our team, but also two genuinely nice characters.

Kyle has been with Chironix since early 2020 and Akshdeep also joined the team shortly after. They’ve both been responsible for software development, sensor integration on robots and even creating processes that keep the rest of the team organised.

Now, it’s about time to learn more about these two and their personalities outside of their work. As per our conversations with our other staff interviews, we asked them some non-professional and some opinionated questions and have shared their answers below.

Coffee or tea?

Akshdeep:

Monster

Kyle: 

Coffee

What’s your favourite colour? 

Akshdeep:

Grey

Kyle:

Blue 

What’s your favourite fictional robot or famous Robot?

Akshdeep:

The Ranger Dog from Battlefield 2042

Kyle: 

Bumblebee from Transformers

What’s the quirkiest thing you’ve made with your programming skills so far?

Akshdeep:

I try to convert things into linux terminal commands, for example watching cricket, I ll quickly write a bash script that would curl a website for scores, etc

Kyle: 

I don't think I've made anything too quirky. It's probably a recipe scraper.

Do you have any robots at home? And if not, what task would you hand off to your first robot?

Akshdeep:

I have a custom made rover that was built as a part of Uni project. I would probably use that as a scout around my house

Kyle: 

Roomba robot vacuum

What initially drew you to robotics engineering, and how did you get started in the field?

Akshdeep:

Programming, having fun solving problems, my love for automobiles - robots are just automobiles on just a smaller scale with better smarts

Kyle: 

My brother started studying Mechatronics and would talk to me about the things he was learning. I found it super interesting and so followed the same path.

How important do you think it is to follow developments and trends in robotics engineering?

Akshdeep:

Very Important. Evolving space of engineering and so much state of the art software/algorithms and hardware things keep coming. Definitely need to keep up with developments

Kyle: 

Robotics is a fast moving industry with constant development. If you aren't keeping up with the latest news and trends you will be left behind.

What do you think are some of the biggest misconceptions people have about autonomous robots?

Akshdeep:

That they are going to take their jobs away. All it's going to do is take away the repetitiveness away from the jobs. You still need people to do the smart thinking

Kyle: 

People think that robots are taking over as depicted in Sci-Fi movies

What do you do for fun outside of work?

Akshdeep:

Play games, gym, running, DIY stuff

Kyle: 

Usually go camping and/or four wheel driving

What are you most looking forward to working on as the field of robotics develops?

Akshdeep:

More advanced/versatile robots and Better human-robot interaction

Kyle: 

Robotics is such a dynamic and changing industry that I don't know if I can predict this.

If you weren’t working in robotics now, what would you be doing?

Akshdeep:

Automobile Engineer/Designer

Kyle: 

I would likely still be working with interesting technology

What advice would you give to someone who is just starting out in the field of robotics engineering?

Akshdeep:

Learn the fundamentals of robotics, keep up with the technology and understand things fully

More importantly trust yourself

Kyle: 

There are so many resources at you fingertips just try to soak up as much information as you can. If you are a person that learns by doing think of a project that interests you and start developing.

The impact that these two have had on Chironix cannot be overstated. We hope you’ve enjoyed meeting more of the team!

About Chironix

If you're looking for a way to bring technology into the classroom, robotics can be a fantastic option. Engineering, computing, and programming can all be taught to students with the help of robotics.

Furthermore, robotics can broaden students' horizons and increase their familiarity with STEM subjects in the classroom. However, if you want to use robots in your classroom, you need to put in a lot of time and effort in advance.

Chironix can provide you with a complete road map that incorporates lesson plans, kits, robots, and materials.

At Chironix, our mission is to create autonomous teammates of the future that can work seamlessly beside human beings to power up your classrooms.

To share more about what it takes to break into a career in robotics, meet our latest interns for 2022!

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