Crystal Beckvold

Lead Lab Build efforts in the Boston office; Oversee Robotics Prototyping technical efforts across all three Humanoid locations; Manage initial prototype builds and documentation for sub assemblies; Develop and implement troubleshooting practices for robot platforms; Train teams on build and repair activities for robot platforms

Leader of the all star Atlas technician team that I am proud to have been a part of for the past decade. I bridge the gap between the technician team and controls and engineering to keep information overload from occurring. These teams still engage with the other technicians regularly but in a more organized way. I participate in design reviews to bring a technician's perspective to the table and help keep things more serviceable. This also leads to a lot of work on RP's and technical documentation that gets handed down to the team for builds. I thrive in what most people see as the chaos of an early build with all of the unknowns that come up, but that's my happy place.

R&D projects as needed from research to build to integration. Cable/harness definitions, documentation and build. Management and execution of complex battery assembly and testing procedure. Test stand builds and management. Hydraulic valve build, testing R&D and documentation. Works with outside vendors regularly to source parts and research new technologies. Repair and diagnosis of robots as needed both electrically and mechanically.

Electrical engineering technician working on robot repairs and diagnostics, test stands, batteries, hydraulic valves, minor software changes, mechanical and hydraulic repairs as needed. I continue to play important rolls in R&D projects. I also collaborate with outside vendors as needed. #IFixAtlas

TIG welding of thin wall chromoly tube frames to print. Various TIG weldments to print of all sizes and materials including mild steel, stainless, aluminim and titanium. Custom one off reproduction of varying boat parts for local marinas.

D 17.1 certified TIG welder group II stainless, III nickel alloys and VII cobalt alloys. Weld various parts as needed to print and industry specifications provided for the job. Operation of seam welder and circumference welder. Some production aluminim TIG welding.

Production aluminum MIG and TIG welder performing various gas tight welds to prints as directed.

Welding instructor: create and teach welding curriculum based on course outline; demonstrate and instruct welding principles in weld lab environment. Skills taught include auto body welding, MIG, SMAW, torch cutting, welding and brazing and some TIG fundamentals.