"anyone should be able to build a physical product from scratch. have an idea, 3d print the enclosure, vibe code the firmware, design and manufacture the pcb, assemble it yourself - all in a weekend."
building trace — ai for pcb design.
interested in:
- hardware design - fpgas, pcbs, rtl
- systems programming - kernels, drivers, bare metal
- embodied ai - manipulation, spatial reasoning, contact dynamics
- world models - agents that predict and plan in physical environments
- edge compute - intelligence on constrained hardware
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