Notes
My collection of notes on perception, robots, and building Kadr in public. Wins, mistakes, and the technical issues along the way.
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Bottleneck for AI engineers
The bottleneck for AI engineers has shifted from producing code to verifying it.
Rust is about to explode in robotics
Mark my words: Rust is about to explode in robotics — and coding agents are the main driver.
Year 2025 for the self-driving industry
2025 was the year when self-driving tech and operations made a substantial leap forward. Waymo started driving commercially on highways — a major bet that shows their technology scales.
Thoughts on my Private Pilot License
I recently obtained my U.S. private pilot license. This is something I couldn't have even imagined a year ago. Back in Russia, when I started taking weekend exploratory flights with an instructor, the mere idea of earning a real U.S. PPL seemed so absurd and so far above my capabilities that I could only think about it in theory.