So 101 Checklist

Why a Checklist Helps

Checklists matter because most failures around So 101 are not caused by a lack of intelligence. They are caused by skipped steps, unclear owners, or assumptions that never got verified. In robot arms, a checklist creates consistency across evaluation, setup, operation, and recovery.

The point is not bureaucracy. The point is reducing preventable confusion so the team can spend more time on the real problem and less time rediscovering the basics.

Pre-Launch Checklist

Before teams commit to So 101, they should be able to answer a small set of practical questions with confidence.

• Do we know the first workflow this platform will be used for?
• Do we know who owns setup, operation, and support?
• Do we understand lead time, accessories, and compute needs?
• Do we have a baseline metric to compare against?
• Do we know what success looks like in the first 30 days?

Deployment Checklist

As So 101 moves from selection into operation, the checklist should shift from procurement questions to operational questions.

• Power, networking, and physical installation verified.
• Safety boundaries, reset flow, and emergency path documented.
• Operators trained on startup, shutdown, and recovery.
• Logs, videos, and performance notes captured from day one.
• Escalation path clear if the workflow breaks.

Ownership Checklist

The strongest teams revisit the checklist after the first month. That is where many robotics projects become real systems instead of stalled experiments.

• Maintenance cadence assigned.
• Support and spare-parts plan understood.
• Known failure modes documented.
• Review cadence and success metric still relevant.
• Decision made on expand, maintain, or re-scope.