Definition
Robotics
The field that combines engineering, computer science, and increasingly AI to build machines that perform physical tasks.
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Repo (repository)The folder where a project's code and files live, usually hosted on GitHub.ReproducibilityThe ability to recreate the same result using the same inputs, steps, and conditions.Requirements ElicitationThe process of extracting and formalizing a founder's business objectives and translating them into technical requirements before writing any code. The CTO's core job. Without it, code generation produces something technically functional that solves the wrong problem. Lio automates this through guided prompting: it interviews the founder about business objectives, ICP, user types, and success criteria — generating a technical scope document before touching any code generation.Retrospective vs. Predictive AnalyticsRetrospective analytics answers what happened. Predictive analytics answers what is likely to happen next based on existing data patterns - the shift Burak identifies as the next frontier of business intelligence.RuntimeThe environment in which an application or agent executes.Sandbox EnvironmentAn isolated computing environment where hundreds of agents can work in parallel without touching production systems — the infrastructure layer of a production-grade harness.Sandboxed EnvironmentA computing setup isolated from a company's main systems, used to experiment with new tools like AI agents without compliance or security risk.SDKSoftware development kit. The package a partner drops into their app to connect to Sleep.ai's APIs.