After leaving my old job, I realized that I loved the device design work I had been doing, I just didn't like the work environment... So I started my own company and designed my own fine pointing device, sensors, controller and software.
The company didn't go anywhere because it turns out that business is hard when you don't like to self promote, but I am incredibly proud of the end result. It has high bandwidth, <100nm RMS jitter, a nice network interface, and incorporates reinforcement learning-based controller tuning
neat, I don't think I have any use for this, just used a few pre-assembled laser galvos for optical coherence tomography but I love the super niche small companies selling hyper-specialized instrumentation.
Thanks for the kind words, and agreed, I enjoy the enthusiasm and detailed craftsmanship you see in the boutique shops. Makes me think of watchmakers or similar...
The company didn't go anywhere because it turns out that business is hard when you don't like to self promote, but I am incredibly proud of the end result. It has high bandwidth, <100nm RMS jitter, a nice network interface, and incorporates reinforcement learning-based controller tuning
Check it out here if you'd like: https://www.rockymountainservo.com