Research & Open Source
Research & Open Source
I have always enjoyed reading research and rely on it to understand the things I build. It made me want to investigate some of those questions myself. Open source runs much of the world's software; I want to contribute to the tools and projects that make that possible.
Open source
GitHub activity
One view of my activity across GitHub. Open the list below for the merged pull requests documented here.
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Merged pull requests5 verified contributions across 4 repositories
Expose Word as str to static type checkers
Improves how the Word type is represented to static type checkers.
Report incompatible Wall-X checkpoint keys
Makes incompatible keys in Wall-X checkpoints visible during loading.
Keep coverage centralized without xdist workers
Preserves centralized coverage handling when pytest-xdist workers are not used.
Merge local datasets in the browser
Adds a browser-side workflow for merging locally available datasets.
Namespace local recording dataset IDs
Prevents collisions by giving locally recorded dataset IDs their own namespace.
This list tracks merged work, not every issue, review, experiment, or open pull request.
Research in practice
Questions tested by building
Independent, project-led work across software, AI, and physical systems.
Models beyond the API
My AI work runs from early OpenAI API experimentation to hosting Llama 3 8B locally. I am interested in the practical trade-offs between hosted tools and models running on hardware I control.
The workstation behind itOpen hardware, assembled for real
SO-ARM 101 work connects 3D printing, assembly, electronics, and robot motion. Roboted is listed in The Robot Studio's supplier directory for the arm ecosystem.
Explore the SO-ARM 101 buildA year with the NExT v2
As I approach a year with the NExT v2 implant, I'm testing it in everyday use and documenting what works, what doesn't, and where its limits are.
The NExT v2 projectProject pages hold the longer build records. GitHub holds the contribution history.