Most robotics teams either build their own telemetry stack or go without. While this may seem efficient early on, it often introduces silent costs—engineering overhead, blind spots, and scaling pain. In this post, we unpack the true cost of in-house telemetry and why a better approach is long overdue.

As robotics fleets grow, so do the visibility gaps. Most teams either cobble together telemetry or go without — until failure strikes. This article explores why scalable, ROS-native telemetry is critical to ensure fleet health, faster debugging, and early failure detection.