Usman Muhammad lawan

Interesed in Field Robotics & Embodied AI | Junior Researcher @aurora_robots in SLAM, Sensor fusion, Spatial AI, Robot learning & Autonomous Navigation

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

Difference between Robotics Engineer Vs Robotics Researcher.

Robotics Engineer Builds while Robotics Researcher gets new knowledge and ways of improving Robots 🤖.

Video source: https://t.co/65YxYB0xue by @_TheConstruct_.

#Robotics #AI #Aurora #Engineer #Researcher

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

NVIDIA started with the wrong technology, learned the right one from three textbooks bought at Fry’s, and went on to invent most of the major breakthroughs in modern computing.

At Startup School 2026, YC's @garrytan sits down with @nvidia Founder and CEO @JensenHuang to talk about confronting reality, learning your way into new domains, and why resilience — getting through one day at a time — matters more than anything else.

01:07 — NVIDIA's wrong algorithm
03:14 — Buying textbooks to save the company
05:29 — The real big idea
07:06 — The Sega story
09:37 — The $300M IPO
10:33 — Seeing AlexNet differently
12:44 — Reinventing the full stack
13:30 — How to build a first-principles org
17:01 — Build the car to fit your driving style
19:12 — Frontier algorithms
20:50 — Systems thinking is the new coding
23:26 — Should you own your own AI?
25:43 — How NVIDIA sses agents internally
30:51 — AI and job creation
34:21 — The ChatGPT moment for robots
37:24 — Where physical AI shows up first
39:18 — Why Jensen just joined X
41:01 — What to learn that still matters
44:32 — The mindset you should have - "How hard can it be?"

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@Alacritic_Super I feel like I will enjoy this handbook, isn't there a PDF version?

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@Alacritic_Super You are welcome

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

This book posted by @Alacritic_Super, will immensely help in your Robotics learning trajectory.

It is free, so do not hesitate to download it and benefit from the knowledge. It is written by Turtlebot3 developers.

Therefore, Godspeed in your learnings.

[Praveen Kumar Verma @Alacritic_Super]

If you are learning ROS, don't overlook this free book.

ROS Robot Programming which is written by the TurtleBot3 developers.

It covers everything from the fundamentals to building real robot applications:

🤖 ROS architecture
📝 Topics, Services & Actions
🔗 TF & URDF
🎮 RViz & Gazebo
🗺️ SLAM & Navigation
🦾 MoveIt! & Manipulation
📷 Vision & Sensors
⚙️ Embedded systems with OpenCR & rosserial
🚗 TurtleBot3 projects

Nearly 500 pages of hands-on robotics content for free.

📖 Download:
https://t.co/lM1KhRXjgM

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

There are people who took #sleeping so serious that they bought #pyjamas.

Literally coming to bed has its own uniform 🤓

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

What keeps you up at night?💚

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@ayoodeen @aurora_robots I am aware of that, is just that more power will be demanded.

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@Alacritic_Super It seems I will enjoy this book 📚 sir. Thank you very much 🤝

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

Omooo wtf...

Robotics designers should read this.

[Science Robotics @SciRobotics]

A new Science #Robotics Review proposes a set of performance metrics that could improve the design of #bioinspired #multimodal robots, or systems that can switch between distinct modes of movement. @robotician @BIOROB_EPFL https://t.co/4vmVmauayZ

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@aurora_robots @ayoodeen But the tradeoff is more consumption of power due to more actuation 🤓

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

The manpower at Aurora Robotics, will continue to make wonders under the leadership of our Chief Strategy Officer & our CTO @ThatRoboticsDev.

So many wonders will continue to unfold subsequently, so follow @aurora_robots, for wonders in Africa's Robotics industry.
#Aurora #Robot

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

To start from scratch has never been easy, some will misjudge you, some say it is impossible and some focus on the challenge ahead which make them percimistic while we at @aurora_robots are optimistic towards Endless possibilities in Robotics & AI.

More will continue to unfold

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

Comrades-in-the-Robotics, in God, Gold, Grind and Green 🍏 will will achievement an acceptable level of excellence in pursuing Robotics endless possibilities.

Follow your dream in becoming the next manpower to steer the the Robotics industry.

Never be shaken in you trajectory

[Lukas Ziegler @lukas_m_ziegler]

SLAM dunk your robotics knowledge! ⛹🏼‍♂️

Robots are getting smarter and more capable, hence SLAM is often considered one of the "holy grail" of robotics, enabling machines to map unknown environments while tracking their own position within them.

Recently, even OpenAI is hiring SLAM engineers, so here's the free MIT guide to learn it!

For an accessible, hands-on entry point, "SLAM for Dummies" is a must-read.

Authors Søren Gram Riisgaard and Morten Rufus Blas developed this guide at MIT, creating a resource that bridges the gap between theory and practice.

De-mystifying complexity by breaking down the logic of autonomous navigation into understandable steps, skipping unnecessary jargon.

Code included with plenty of concrete examples, perfect for moving from theory to implementation. Proven foundation born out of the MIT academic environment, yet written specifically for practitioners and beginners.

SLAM solves a fundamental problem: How does a robot navigate when it doesn't know where it is and doesn't have a map? Traditional navigation assumes you either have a map or know your position. SLAM builds the map and estimates position simultaneously, handling the circular dependency between the two.

Applications span autonomous vehicles (building maps while driving), warehouse robots (navigating dynamic environments), drones (flying in GPS-denied spaces), and household robots (learning home layouts).

A top recommendation for aspiring robotics engineers and tech enthusiasts who want to understand how machines develop spatial awareness!

👉🏼 Get it for free here: https://t.co/gKfQiHNM2Z

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[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

To start from scratch has never been easy, some will misjudge you, some say it is impossible and some focus on the challenge ahead which make them percimistic while we at @aurora_robots are optimistic towards Endless possibilities in Robotics & AI.

More will continue to unfold

[Claude @claudeai]

New in Claude Cowork: teach Claude a skill.

Record your screen while you do a task, talk through it as you go, and Claude turns it into a skill it can run again. Find it under Record a skill in the + menu of the Claude desktop app.

Available on Pro, Max, and Team plans.

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

We are live!

As a beginner in Tech, do not let this space pass without joining.
https://t.co/xs8mnMNZQh

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

As a beginnerbin Robotics, I am inviting you to join this week x space because it will help you in your Robotics trajectory #Robotics #Beginner #Technology

[Aurora Robotics @aurora_robots]

What does it really mean to make an impact as an engineer?

Is it the technologies you've mastered or the problems you've solved?

Today's talk on Silicon & Systems is themed: "Making Impact as an Engineer: My Journey."

Tonight. 8:00 PM (WAT).

#SiliconAndSystems #AuroraRobotics

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@aurora_robots @Wikipedia So the in conclusion, the break through in SAR (Social Assistive Robots) isn't about smart robots that you will just feel the novelty effect, but a long-term engagement with the system not as human but a social actor.

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@aurora_robots @Wikipedia MASA argues that Machines themselves can function as social actors because people develop new, machine-specific social expectations and interaction patterns. Rather than People simply treat machines as if they were humans in the case of CASA.

[Usman Muhammad lawan @RelentlesUsman]

@aurora_robots @Wikipedia MASA argues that Machines themselves can function as social actors because people develop new, machine-specific social expectations and interaction patterns. Rather than People simply treat machines as if they were humans in the case of CASA.