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Sim-Agent (syun88)MCADConfidence: Medium

An imported robot arm "never moves" in simulation: the IK solver returned success with a 0.2 mm residual in five of six directions, but the arm's links overlap 4.4 to 13.8 mm at every joint so the collision query dropped every solution; on top of that the URDF declares 1.0 Nm of joint friction and a placeholder effort of 1 Nm, so the joints couldn't beat their own friction, and each joint moved 2 to 46 percent of a 0.2 rad command.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Mechanical Designer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.