Sam
@samschmitz
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@nudge hardware, previously leading robotics R&D at Neuralink
Joined September 2010
Excited to finally announce that I’ve joined the team at @nudge. I think this is the most important technology currently being worked on, and the team we’ve formed is a generational confluence of talent. More about why this mission is so important:
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My roommate wrote and recorded this solo in his bedroom in Palo Alto while working as a product manager for Adobe. Un-fucking-belivable. When they say some people just “have it,” this is what they’re talking about.
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Excited to share that I designed the case of the XTR-0! I’ll post later about how @beffjezos and I came up with such an insane concept.
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It’s unbelievably sad that SF isn’t full of roof decks and gardens. Some of the best weather on the planet and all of this going to complete waste.
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if your resin stash doesn’t look like this you’re not iterating enough
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it’s important to use ‘people-first’ language, because everyone deserves to be treated first as a person rather than labeled by their deficiencies. that’s why I call them “people of software”
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It’s so over for @Apple. Brand new MacBook Pros have a poorly constrained bottom that feels like a $500 Chromebook. Steve Jobs would throw this into the parking lot.
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I love the parking ticket app (especially the scoreboard lmao) but the general hate of parking police is midwittery. Do you realize how bad SF would suck if anyone could park as long as they wanted without retribution?
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Fascinating thread
I did a full rabbit hole dive on plastic years ago in an attempt to use as little as possible in the manufacturing of our products. I’d innovate my way out of plastic. But what happened after I started digging changed my thoughts on plastic, garbage, and climate change. If you
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If you’re interested in the software and acoustic challenges, check out this thread by @chapman_bliss who is doing some amazing work on simulation: https://t.co/GXxiCZjbOZ
I was diagnosed with PTSD exactly 2.5 years ago. Today, @nudge raised a $100 million Series A to build a future where we all have more control over how we interact with our brains 🧵
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There are so many people we can help with this technology, and there is no team better equipped to do so. If you’re an exceptional engineer looking to make an impact, please consider applying online or reaching out.
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We’re building out an incredible space in Mission Bay with a state of the art shop, fabrication space, and more. It’s a great place to be—here’s my current “desk.”
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In the next year, not only do we want to design an integrated, end-to-end system for ultrasonic neuromod, we want to become best in class in every category: transducer fabrication, ultrasonic drive electronics, industrial design, and more. And this is just on the hardware.
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Another fun one: we need to circulate clean, deionized, warm, degassed water through the helmet without flooding the MRI. Anthony here is putting together our latest control cart that does this and more all automatically.
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Notice the custom plastic air cylinders—designing things for MRI use is really fun.
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One big challenge is fixation. How do you keep someone still AND very comfortable in the device for a whole treatment session? Shown here is Kaeo in a prototype of something I designed called the “face clamps.” It’s not what we use today, but shows the kind of things we try.
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In just a few months we’ve gone from using our device on the benchtop to using it on a real person nearly every single day. I’m unbelievably excited for the acceleration this series A is going to enable. Quick thread on some of the things we’re working on and why we need the
Half the world will experience a brain disorder in their lifetime. At @nudge, we're building brain interfaces that are safe, precise, and non-invasive to solve that problem. We've raised a $100M Series A led by @ThriveCapital and Greenoaks to go faster. We're hiring. Join us.
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Maximilien Robespierre in 1794:
i love executing. every day i wake up and execute. sometimes i dream about executing. you cannot out execute me
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50% glass fill nylon fasteners are significantly underutilized: - ultra lightweight - cheap - stiffer than PEEK - metal free/MRI safe - infinite creep resistance (if you believe creep is a myth)
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