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

Apr 23, 2026

The bottleneck for AI engineers has shifted from producing code to verifying it.

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Rust is about to explode in robotics

Feb 9, 2026

Mark my words: Rust is about to explode in robotics — and coding agents are the main driver.

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Year 2025 for the self-driving industry

Dec 31, 2025

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.

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Thoughts on my Private Pilot License

Sep 1, 2025

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.

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