Founder @ Narsil | Building robots for a better future | @lifeatpurdue engineer
Joined December 2024
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We had so many people asking us “why build the robot, why not just build the software?” When we started @AMRwelding
Glad we ignored them
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We're hiring, and this time we're on WaterlooWorks!
If you're an exceptional person looking to work on one of the hardest open problems on earth - building reliable, deterministic, and verifiable AI that actually works in the real world - we're probably the team you're looking for.
If being on a team with:
- Chess Grandmasters
- ARCT Level 9 pianists
- Debate champions
- Patent holding Engineers
- Software engineers writing papers at 15
- Physicists, Geneticists, & Engineers (yes, even our admin guys fall in this bucket)
- Niche micro-celebs (bonus if you get this one)
- Ex Pro Gamers
- Pro Balisong flippers (this one is a bit of a stretch)
Is a crowd that reminds you of home, check out the roles below! (debatably higher talent density than @cognition)
Hardware Engineer (Intern, Winter 2027):
-> Turn an F150 Raptor autonomous
-> Draft CAD designs for a retrofit kit that turns ANY vehicle autonomous
-> Work on cutting edge technology both in commercial, and defence applications
Software Engineer (Intern, Winter 2027):
-> Help optimize programmatic policies to control real world machines
-> Run experiments on various RL methods like VPG, and PPO (we do real RL here)
-> Build out software and embedded systems to deploy on real world hardware powered by our AI
Software / Machine Learning Engineer (Fulltime):
-> work on novel evolutionary algorithms, genetic programming techniques (e.g CGP) and neurosymbolic methods
-> work on search algorithm discovery, and optimization
-> leverage techniques from topology, differential geometry, and physics to guide program evolution the right way
-> hop in the trenches and work miracles alongside the rest of the team
Feel free to dm, or apply on WW!
🤖 Made with AI
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The machines are becoming better at understanding and responding to the physical world. That is the technology story. But technology alone will not determine where robotics spreads first or fastest.
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Robotics companies have all accepted The Bitter Lesson and we now see awesome demos, but most have no idea about The Brittle Lesson and boy are they in for a surprise when trying to productize.
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The world is in a “space race” for energy that started about 2 years ago. As AI and robotics improve, the fundamental input to the economy becomes energy. The 20th century was won by steel. The 21st century will be won by energy, tokens, and robots.
Valar Atomics will deliver.
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For most industrial applications, robots don’t need legs.
The reality is that most industrial spaces are already designed and optimized for wheeled equipment (carts, dollies, forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.), so legs on robots add a lot of unnecessary complexity and cost:
- Higher constant power consumption (robots use energy just to stand and balance)
- Lower stability and less precise end-effector positioning.
- Greater safety risks around humans (e.g., if power fails, the robot can collapse)
- More expensive (leg) actuators, since leg joints require significantly higher torque than arm joints
highly recommend applying if you want to work with a cracked team and build sick drones in America. pictures don't do justice to how awesome these drones look in person.
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M64 launch stream starts NOW!
xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RJjppZwr…
dont have a great history with running sims but we keep trying xitter.cf/robotsailor/status/202…