How MACHINEFIELD Verifies Stories
MACHINEFIELD is an independent engineering publication. We do not sign PR embargoes that forbid criticism, we do not accept sponsored robot reviews, and we never publish CGI renders pretending to be working hardware prototypes.
Every claim of continuous autonomy must be observed in person without safety operators holding kill-switches off-camera.
Manufacturer statements are labelled as reported until CAN bus logs, cycle distributions, or thermal graphs exist.
Our assessment of feasibility, not a bench measurement. Always visually distinct from verified data.
Field-lab builds and unfinished tests. Progress is stamped Planned / Building / Testing / Tested / Failed / Rebuilt.
We request CAN bus motor logs, cycle time distributions, and thermal graphs before validating manufacturer claims.