Robotics on Greg Herlein

How AI Coding Agents Work: First Principles

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:01 -0800

I’ve been dorking around with local AI coding agents for a while now. At some point curiosity got the better of me and I had to know: what the heck are these things actually doing under the hood?

Guest Post: Robots and Drones Are the Same Thing (And Pretending Otherwise Is Holding Us Back)

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0800

Guest Post by Luca Herlein

The artificial divide between robotics and drone ecosystems made sense once. Today, it’s holding back the entire industry.

Automation Is Robotics (And You're Already Building Robots)

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:01 -0800

If software changes something in the real world, it’s a robot.

The New Whale Chase: Drones, Hydrophones, and a Father-Son Project

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:00:01 -0800

After two years of false starts with the Bristlemouth platform and permit headaches, I’m revisiting my whale song project with a completely different approach: semi-autonomous floating drones. The regulatory landscape has forced a rethink, and honestly, it might lead to something better.

2025 In Review: The Year AI Changed Everything

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:01 -0800

Looking back at 2025, one theme dominates: AI agentic programming went from novelty to necessity. This year transformed how I think about software development, career advice, and even my personal hardware projects. Here’s what I wrote about, what I learned, and what I expect in 2026.

Why Go for Robotics?

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:01 -0800

Python dominates robotics today. C++ is the serious choice. But I’m starting to think we’ve been sleeping on Go. Here’s why I’m actively exploring it.

Self Driving Revolution

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:00:29 -0700

Think self-driving technology requires deep pockets to play with? Think again. AWS DeepRacer and Autoware are the leading edges of self-driving automation for the maker.

RBOT Robotics Sensor/Acuator Board - Value Proposition

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:40:08 -0800

I’m building a board for robotics, but it’s also useful for IoT and home automation. What’s it do? What problem does it solve? It’s basically a WiFi interface to a variety of I2C-driven devices (motors or sensors). The I2C side is Engineered to be highly robust and reliable.