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Technical deep dives on self-healing diagnostics, ROS 2, SOVD, and robot fleet operations.

Unified PLC and ROS 2 Diagnostics with ros2_medkit
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Unified PLC and ROS 2 Diagnostics with ros2_medkit

Bridge PLCs into ros2_medkit via OPC-UA. PLC faults trigger the same SOVD lifecycle as ROS 2 nodes - with AI diagnosis in 30 seconds.

April 9, 2026 - 7 min read

VDA 5050 + SOVD: Fleet Coordination Meets Deep Diagnostics
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VDA 5050 + SOVD: Fleet Coordination Meets Deep Diagnostics

VDA 5050 tells the fleet manager the robot stopped. SOVD tells the engineer why. How we bridged both standards on one robot.

April 7, 2026 - 6 min read

ros2_medkit 0.4.0 - Production Diagnostics for ROS 2 Fleets
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ros2_medkit 0.4.0 - Production Diagnostics for ROS 2 Fleets

Triggers, remote scripts, resource locking, log aggregation, and OpenAPI 3.1. Stop firefighting your fleet at 2 AM.

March 23, 2026 - 6 min read

Your ROS 2 Robot Deserves Real Diagnostics (SOVD)
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Your ROS 2 Robot Deserves Real Diagnostics (SOVD)

Your robot stops. You SSH in and get a wall of text. SOVD replaces this with a REST API, structured faults, and diagnostic snapshots.

February 13, 2026 - 6 min read