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David Sparks (MacSparky)

What people are building with the Robot Assistant

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE

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Hi Friend,

The Robot Assistant Field Guide has been available for a little while now, and people are building.

"This is the best two hundred bucks I ever spent. I'm a Red Cross volunteer, and there's a bunch of donkey work that I have to do with spreadsheets and updating reports. After the 'Create Your First Skill' video, I created several that just blew through work that usually took me a couple of hours to do in about 15 minutes."
— Timothy
"By video four, I've already built my first skill — and it addresses a major pain point. It takes a raw voice-memo transcript and extracts structured content: studio reflections, ideas, contacts, and next steps. Ready to work from."
— Caroline
"I'm not a developer. I don't write code. But the method David teaches made the whole thing feel like following a recipe. My robot assistant was running by the end of the first weekend." — Nguyen

The Field Guide teaches you a method for using Claude Cowork and Obsidian to build a personal AI assistant. The ten foundation videos get you from zero to a working system. The 10-week workshop series starting April 2 is where you build real workflows with live coaching.

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Your pal,
David

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David Sparks (MacSparky)

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In a world where technology is increasingly conspiring to steal our focus and attention, my goal is to teach you how to be more productive with Apple technology. I want to help you achieve what is most important to you and enjoy your life at the same time using technology instead of becoming another one of its victims. Pretty much everything I make points at that North Star. I believe in this message so much that I’ve staked my livelihood on it.

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