PAL Robotics developers and engineers Vanna Morando, Hordan Palasios, Martina, Daniel Valenthia, Safhi, and Sergi discuss their roles, motivations, robotics work, and use of AI at PAL Robotics.
Vanna develops controllers for TIAGo Pro, Hordan is a software engineer with more than 15 years at PAL, and Martina works on navigation. Daniel works across IT and DevOps, Safhi has just started an internship, and Sergi is a control engineer.
Vanna likes turning code into real-world robot movement and behavior. Hordan wanted to invent and build robots, combining programming with mechanical engineering. Martina hopes navigation tools her team built from scratch make the robot easier to use.
Daniel works close to robot hardware, including motor actuators and sensors, and aims to keep software stable and easy for colleagues to use. Safhi says AI helps with small programming errors and that GPT-5 and Gemini Pro can assist with more complex programs. Sergi also uses reinforcement learning to help robots work in different scenarios.
Sergi says the robotics community moves quickly and he is proud to contribute. Hordan describes seeing substantial change during his more than 15 years at PAL. Martina chose engineering over medicine and favors TIAGo Pro, a mobile manipulator she uses to create tasks and develop skills; she likes its friendly, cartoon-like appearance.
Daniel describes TIAGo as simple, effective, and easy to build and work with, saying it has three things to do. Safhi says choosing a favorite is difficult because all the robots are impressive, but favors the one used daily for its design.
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