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Tina Lakinger
@lkngrrr.bsky.social
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Technical #Product lead for the largest mobile-#robotic fleet known to humankind at #Amazon #Robotics.

Opinions mine (p ≤ 0.05).

I was punk, once. And then I needed health insurance.
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Yo dawg, I heard you like writing. So I wrote a blog post about writing so you can learn how to write while I was writing it.

Tina's Hints For Writing Gud: robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/23/t...

#ProfessionalDevelopment #Writing #TechnicalWriting #LLM
https://robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/23/tinas-hints-for-writing-gud/
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September 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Who needs some hot Product Management practicality?

My co-blogger discusses why developing against personae breaks at scale-- and what she does instead.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/21/t...

#ProductManagement #Robotics #JTBD
The Problem with Personas (And Why I started Tracking Verbs Instead) - Robot Girl Gang
I have struggled with personas for most of my career. Not because I think they’re useless, I actually really like personas. I’ve used everything from specific industrial roles like “Picker” to…
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September 23, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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My co-blogger @MikellTaylor tells us how lessons from Our Flag Means Death teach us how to do successful team management.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/19/e...

#Robotics #Piracy #OFMD #TeamLeadership #OrganizationalCulture
Every Pirate Captain Captains Pirates Differently - Robot Girl Gang
Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and that gives me an excuse to yet again give everyone the good news about the gay pirates and tell you to watch the delightful show Our Flag Means…
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September 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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What happens when you hit all of the component KPIs but your system still isn't successful?

My co-blogger walks us step by step through how a complex program ate it, and the structure she's building to solve it.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/19/e...

#Robotics #ProgramManagement #SystemsDevelopment
Everyone Hit Their Numbers. The System Didn't Move. - Robot Girl Gang
The night before the on-site, six of us went to dinner. Forty people were flying in the next morning to spend two days working on one process. We were the ones who’d planned it, and we were doing the…
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September 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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This one's for anyone doing anything related to #AI-centered #SoftwareEngineering, and it's a freakin' important one on how we need to rethink our architecture and building processes for these new tools.

My co-blogger on Anchor Engineering: nappingtoheavymetal.com/post/2026-09...
Principles of Anchor Engineering
Building software at agent speed with human judgement
nappingtoheavymetal.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Systems, products, and entire startups live and die in the mushy middle.

That's Not An Exception Path: new blog post.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/16/t...

#Robotics #SystemsEngineering #Automation #ProductManagement #Startups
That's Not An Exception Path - Robot Girl Gang
Wanna know why that cool new thing crashed and burned when you put it in the field? The renders, promo videos, spreadsheets, and live demo all looked great. The math worked. The team you’re buying fro...
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September 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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My co-blogger dropping bombs on the AI builder vs non-builder gap that she’s observed here at #Amazon #Robotics and what that means for complex, integrated system development.

New post on RGG. Now.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/12/n...

#ProgramManagement #AI #IntegratedSystems
Nobody Asks the Hard Question Anymore – Robot Girl Gang
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September 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
The nice thing about the #robotics industry is that no matter how fucked up things are at your current place, it's always somehow more fucked up someplace else and therefore your supply of popcorn is neverending.
September 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Ever wondered why your operation keeps going sideways? The Classics, as taught by @bretdevereaux.bsky.social, are going to help us understand it. Yes, really.

New blog post.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/09/m...

#Robotics #ProductManagement #SystemsDesign #OperationalExcellence #AppliedHistory
https://robotgirlgang.com/?p=141
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September 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Happy #LaborDay, #TradeUnionists and trade #union supporters.

The rest of you: why aren’t you at work?
September 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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We won’t be truly comfortable, as a species, with #robotics util we trust them to clean our teeth.
September 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Commodification: The Race To Zero.

Here’s some more #ProductStrategy specific spice for ya. New blog post.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/09/01/c...

#Robotics #SupplyChain #Alpha
Commodification: The Race To Zero – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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#HumanoidRobots, their ick factor, and why #IndustrialDesign won’t save them.

Grab a road soda for this one.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/08/26/w...

#Robots #Robotics #Automation
Why They’re Gross – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Wanna start roboticist fights? Here’s how you start roboticist fights.

Hi @mikell.bsky.social.

robotgirlgang.com/2026/08/19/a...

#robotics #robots #taxonomy #slapfights #WorldStarHipHop
A Dishwasher Is A Robot – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Finally, the hot take on the robotics National Security Determination no one was waiting for!

robotgirlgang.com/2026/08/12/h...

#robots #robotics #fcc #regulatory #NationalSecurity
Hit Dogs Bark – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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New RGG post. What a twist!

robotgirlgang.com/2026/08/04/m...

#DecisionMaking #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
Move Fast and Break Accountability – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Therapist: And what do we do when we get frustrated in a meeting?
Me: We write a blog post
Therapist: NO

robotgirlgang.com/2026/07/28/a...

#Amazon #Writing #Decisionmaking #AI
Amazon’s Writing Culture Is Eating Itself – Robot Girl Gang
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September 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
New rant, who dis

robotgirlgang.com/2026/07/23/w...

#robotics #robots #humanoidrobots #automation
We need to talk about humanoid robots. – Robot Girl Gang
robotgirlgang.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Regardless, I shall now backfill my blog posts here.

Fuck you and your timeline.

Yes I need a snack.
September 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
lkngrrr.bsky.social
Fine.

In order to interact with the #robotics bullshit opinion-having zeitgeist, I shall deign to grace this filthy social media platform with my presence.
September 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM