SWE involvement not super helpful in ML-driven robotics
kuza55 · x · 2026-08-29
Kuza55 argues that unlike compiler development, the involvement of traditional Software Engineers (SWE) is not very helpful in robotics. He suggests that success in robotics comes from ML approaches that wouldn't necessarily benefit from an infinitely capable SWE.
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