Jacob Van Meter

robotics/ai research | unc dropout | prev @plasticlabs

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

just dropped out of unc and bought a one way ticket to sf!

recently I’ve been focusing on robotics projects.

I built this dagger bc pipeline that achieved perfect lane following in under 5 minutes of training data!

would love to grab coffee with anyone in robotics/ai!

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

just dropped out of unc and bought a one way ticket to sf!

recently I’ve been focusing on robotics projects.

I built this dagger bc pipeline that achieved perfect lane following in under 5 minutes of training data!

would love to grab coffee with anyone in robotics/ai!

[ayush @hyusapx]

"achieved perfect lane following"

[Ben C @BdcauntBen]

I built RoboRank: "It's like Leetcode for roboticists"

- On Leetcode you learn how to reverse a doubly linked list
- RoboRank teaches you to debug control systems, implement filters, and use powerful tools like @rerundotio to debug simulations. All scored on a global leaderboard

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

It has 2D motion now!

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

This is no joke, I used this to design a gantry and I literally don’t know how to CAD

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

This is no joke, I used this to design a gantry and I literally don’t know how to CAD

[Ben C @BdcauntBen]

Introducing SynthCAD: Empower your coding agents to design sophisticated, multi-part CAD assemblies using skills and deterministic tools.

Parts and assemblies become clear Python code, effortlessly integrated with existing STEP files to use existing geometry.

[Ben C @BdcauntBen]

the world’s first vibe cadded robot

[Ben C @BdcauntBen]

LIDAR + RTK is beautiful

[Lucien Genova @GenovaLuci87244]

I’ve begun assembly and testing for Handshake - my ultra-simple dexterous robotic hand.

Dexterity is the great frontier in robotics right now and open source designs like this will help scale capability at low cost.

BoM is $140 with just 12 unique printed parts.

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

@Neurotronic67 @BdcauntBen Currently it’s external using our SDK, but we’re planning to do a version with a coprocessor in a future iteration!

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

@BdcauntBen Super excited!

[Ben C @BdcauntBen]

I've been working on build a light-weight robotics framework called Tide which is built on robust primitives like Zenoh, Pydantic, and Rerun.

[ayush @hyusapx]

built an ai tool for etymology nerds: deconstructor. live rn.
the goal was to analyze the origins of english words, but it ended up having a ton of amazing emergent properties (see below)

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

@hyusapx +EV

[Plastic Labs @plasticlabs]

🫡 Honcho Release Notes 02.08.24

Today we're releasing some much needed reliability & usability updates to Honcho!

This one's for the nerds...well, except for one meta feature 👀.

Subscribe @ https://t.co/BH7qVvBbTR

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

@theresidency Awesome to see another great alternative to college for people to want to build something! Living with a bunch of other ambitious people making really cool stuff is the dream :)

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

Had a great time giving a talk on AI and meeting so many interesting people!

[ayush @hyusapx]

Had a great time at the @bosconference giving a talk on building Generative AI products with @jacobvm04
Big thanks to @MarkLittlewood and @caryden for this opportunity, I thoroughly enjoyed talking to so many of the awesome people I met there!

[ayush @hyusapx]

Had a great time at the @bosconference giving a talk on building Generative AI products with @jacobvm04
Big thanks to @MarkLittlewood and @caryden for this opportunity, I thoroughly enjoyed talking to so many of the awesome people I met there!

[John M. P. Knox @WindAddict]

Next up at @bosconference, Ayush Paul and Jacob Van Meter explain how they use AI and entrepreneurship to improve education. #bos #bos2023

[Jacob Van Meter @jacobvm04]

@patio11 Hi Patrick! Did you get a chance to see my email 2 weeks ago that included the phrase "EdTech AI"? I'd love to hear your thoughts if you have the time!