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## This Shit is Hard: Getting software to run on robots (and then getting the robots to work)

DevFeed: [This Shit is Hard: Getting software to run on robots (and then getting the robots to work)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/this-shit-is-hard-getting-software-to-run-on-robots-and-then-getting-the-robots-to-work-13280.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/this-shit-is-hard-getting-software-to-run-on-robots>)

Published: 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Robotics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/robotics.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [asylon-robotics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asylon-robotics.md>), [autonomous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomous.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-customer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-customer.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [drone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/drone.md>), [embedded](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [firewalls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewalls.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [robot-dogs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robot-dogs.md>), [robot-drones](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robot-drones.md>), [robotics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robotics.md>), [robots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robots.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [this-shit-is-hard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/this-shit-is-hard.md>)

### AI overview

Asylon Robotics Chief Engineer Eric Timmons explains the engineering challenges of deploying software on robotic dogs and drones, where embedded systems, hardware dependencies, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and real-world operating conditions interact.

### Source excerpt

Asylon Robotics Chief Engineer Eric Timmons shares lessons from building autonomous robots, where software, hardware, and real-world constraints collide.

## Applying Zero Trust Principles to Open Source Software Supply Chain Security

DevFeed: [Applying Zero Trust Principles to Open Source Software Supply Chain Security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/this-shit-is-hard-applying-zero-trust-to-open-source-software-13299.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unchained-this-shit-is-hard-applying-zero-trust-to-open-source-software>)

Published: 2025-09-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Zero Trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-trust.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-security.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-software.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-best-practices.md>), [slsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slsa.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain-security.md>), [this-shit-is-hard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/this-shit-is-hard.md>), [zero-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how Chainguard applies Zero Trust principles to open source software supply chain security. It discusses weaknesses in Git identity and long-lived credentials, including risks from impersonation, credential theft, and compromised package publishing.

### Source excerpt

Chainguard implements Zero Trust principles into everything we do to protect critical infrastructure in the age of open source. See how we do it.