Well it looks to be about impossible thinking up a name for a robotics compay or website address etc. without someone already using it. Unless you come up with a completely made up gobblygook word you're out of luck. Every variation with robot or automation etc. is already used.
I was thinking of setting up a website but even attaching my initials I couldn't find an available name or even a robotics company name. So far I'm stuck with using the term "autobots" which of course also refers to Transformers and Hasbro has a Danish trademark on AUTOBOT. And there's a company called Autobotics.
I looked at 3 initial names like ARS for Advanced Robotic Solutions among others and everything I came up with already existed. Either I think like everyone else or all the good ones are just gone. Blending 2 words together, like Microsoft (Microcomputer Software) is useless.
So what does everyone think, are the usual robotics type names and words too played out (like <something>bot or <something>botics)? John Doe Robotics doesn't really appeal to me. I've been considering Serf Robotics but it's bit redundant.
As a side issue what do you think about a job title, what would you call yourself?
Robot Technician
Roboticist
Design Engineer
Technical Consultant
Robot God
BTW, I hate that Android refers to an OS and I've always hated US Robotics manufacturing modems instead of robots. Such a waste.
However, IMHO, your title should be CEO of <fill in the blank>. As an example, ‘CEO of Robotics and Design Engineering’. That makes your venture sound bigger than life itself. Also, your professional correspondences/phone calls may carry a little more weight during the filtering process (i.e., when speaking with receptionists, assistants, etc. from outside agencies). But hey, I’m just a government employee - what do I know about the corporate world?! I could be totally off base. LOL!
all comments welcomed. i’m interested in how these things look to others, the general public and robotics enthusiasts especially. i’m leaning towards design engineer since ceo and such sounds too much like non-technical management. when i had my computer business my self-employed title was computer consultant. i like to keep it general and not too specific. titles like owner don’t portray any type of competency and i feel a mid-level title works on all levels. the business name i registered was digital systems and afterwards found a billion variations of that name online.
when i taught martial arts the title sifu is specific to chinese styles although i had planned to cover a wider area including yoga and personal training (i never got certified for pt). i went generic on the school name which my teacher didn’t like too much. everyone else used the associations name in their school name.
my actor card says professional talent, that way i cover acting, stunt work, background, bd, stand-in, anything on camera or live performances. that’s why i want a robotics title that infers the type of work involved yet covers a fairly wide area. same with a company name if i go that route.
even if i don’t register a dba i still need a domain name and associated references like “home automation”, “computer controlled”, robotics, etc. that kind of where i hit a wall with names and company message, most of what comes to mind has been done, robotech, autobotic, autobots, advanced robotic solutions (and variations), pretty much anything with botics or tronics or robo. everything that comes to mind i type in and there’s a website. like i just now checked “real world solutions” and there they are modifying rotary engines for aviation.
seems like i can’t break out of the mainstream mindset.
i really don’t want to get stuck with p.bot enterprises. wow, you’d be amazed at how many domain names have “p.” in the name. so far it looks like p.bot isn’t taken. yet.
There is always CTO - Chief Technical Officer. I like the way that sounds.
There is an official test that engineers have to pass called the FE (fundamentals of engineering), there is also a second test later in your career called the PE but not many engineers take it (depends on the field). Either way, when someone is called an engineer it is assumed they’ve taken that test and have a B.S. degree(at least in the US).
There is always CTO - Chief Technical Officer. I like the way that sounds.
There is an official test that engineers have to pass called the FE (fundamentals of engineering), there is also a second test later in your career called the PE but not many engineers take it (depends on the field). Either way, when someone is called an engineer it is assumed they’ve taken that test and have a B.S. degree(at least in the US).
