I made it! After decades of watching these conferences from afar, never having the funds or time to attend, I can finally say I am here! IROS 2026 is one of the largest

I was quite moved by this article, discussing how a designer (i.e., artist) uses a 3D printer to express his vision of something needed in mechanical form. The tools we have today

As we discussed in a previous post (available here), software specifications are the primary way to guide an AI agent that produces code in a new project. Development has continued on the project

For those of you who are not software engineers, let me introduce you to a new diminutive called “Vibe Coding”. It refers to the process of using AI tools that produce code without

I periodically "clean" my bookshelf of old books to make room for new ones, generally trying to find them a new home in a public library or with an old friend.