ABOUT

I'M DOUGLAS. CS GRADUATE, BUILDING ROBOTS.

I BELIEVE AS AI HANDLES PRODUCTIVITY, HUMANS WILL INCREASINGLY VALUE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION OVER CAPABILITY. THIS CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY: ROBOTS OPTIMIZED FOR PRESENCE AND EMPATHY RATHER THAN EFFICIENCY.

THE ML/AI POSTS BELOW ARE FROM MY UNIVERSITY WORK. NOW I'M TRANSITIONING TO HARDWARE - LEARNING TO BUILD EXPRESSIVE HUMANOID ROBOTS. STARTING WITH A ROBOTIC FACE THAT FOCUSES ON ONE THING: DOES IT FEEL ALIVE?

USING MY FATHER'S FACTORY AS WORKSPACE. LEARNING BY DOING. DOCUMENTING FAILURES AND PROGRESS HERE.