MerkleBot Blog https://merklebot.com/blog.html Guides on robotics data pipelines, hybrid cloud storage, edge AI, drone telemetry and robot-as-a-service. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ROS 2 Data Logging at Fleet Scale: rosbag2, MCAP and Pipelines That Survive Productionhttps://merklebot.com/blog/ros2-data-logging-rosbag2-mcap-pipeline.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/ros2-data-logging-rosbag2-mcap-pipeline.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Data PipelinesA practical guide to ROS 2 data logging for robot fleets: rosbag2 with MCAP, compression, splitting, snapshot mode, upload strategies, indexing and extraction. Hybrid Cloud Storage for Robotics: How to Cut Visual Data Costs Up to 10xhttps://merklebot.com/blog/hybrid-cloud-storage-for-robotics.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/hybrid-cloud-storage-for-robotics.htmlTue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Storage & ComputeWhere robotics storage costs really come from and how a hybrid cloud with edge reduction and a decentralized archive can cut visual data costs by up to 10x. Merkle Trees for Machine Data: Building Tamper-Evident Logs for Robots and IoThttps://merklebot.com/blog/merkle-trees-verifiable-machine-data.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/merkle-trees-verifiable-machine-data.htmlTue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000SecurityHow Merkle trees, signed roots and inclusion proofs make robot and IoT data tamper-evident — with a Python example, threat model and design checklist. Robot-as-a-Service: How Machine Data Powers Usage-Based Pricing and Financinghttps://merklebot.com/blog/robot-as-a-service-data-driven-business-models.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/robot-as-a-service-data-driven-business-models.htmlTue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000BusinessRaaS models compared, the machine data needed to bill and finance robots, trustworthy metering, a Smart Lease case study and a unit-economics model. Edge vs. Cloud: Where to Run Video Analytics for Robot and Camera Fleetshttps://merklebot.com/blog/edge-ai-video-analytics-robots.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/edge-ai-video-analytics-robots.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Edge AIBandwidth math, latency and privacy criteria, edge AI hardware classes, model optimization and hybrid patterns for running video analytics across robot fleets. Drone Telemetry Pipelines: From PX4 and MAVLink to Searchable Flight Datahttps://merklebot.com/blog/drone-telemetry-px4-mavlink-ros2.htmlhttps://merklebot.com/blog/drone-telemetry-px4-mavlink-ros2.htmlTue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Drones & IoTHow to collect, index and analyze drone telemetry: PX4 ULog, MAVLink streams, the uXRCE-DDS bridge to ROS 2, pyulog parsing and fleet health dashboards.