Vijay Raghav Varada

3D Printing and Hardware Hacking Ninja

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

This Sunday, I'm bringing my 50+ vintage Casio collection to a room full of enthusiasts.

Playdate, but for all curious adults in the house.

Side Quests #1 by @101collective.
Curious? Drop by → https://t.co/Mu31UgmQLo

@avneer_bh @Bhoomiarora_

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@bratrat Is our entire journey just the individual trying to “jack back in” to something larger? truth, the universe, God?

Maybe the dissatisfaction of being separate is what drives our search for

And what is truth, if not information itself?

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

Anthropic: “We built MCP so AI can control external systems.”

Tron (1982): “MCP is the evil AI that controls all systems.”

Humanity:
“Ship it.”

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

Sometimes it’s surprising to see how your product gets used in ways you never planned for.

RapidTool: Fixtures was built with a clear intent:
To create fixtures in minutes instead of hours,
without specialised expertise,
and to empower shopfloor and production engineers to break the shackles that slow down tool creation on the manufacturing floor.

Very industrial. Very intentional.

And then this happened. 🎮
A gamer used it to organise his PS5 controller.

Not exactly the target persona…
But absolutely the right signal.

For me, this underlines a core philosophy I strongly believe in when building any product—no matter how technical it is.
If the UI and UX are done right, the complexity disappears. It gets abstracted away. And that’s when true democratisation happens.

Advanced technology doesn’t need to feel advanced to use.
The tech can be complex.
The experience shouldn’t be.

If a shopfloor engineer can build a fixture in minutes,
and a gamer can instinctively turn the same system into a controller organiser…
then we’ve probably done something right.

Unexpected use cases are often the best validation.
Sometimes innovation looks like productivity gains.
Sometimes it looks like a cleaner gaming desk.

Both make me smile. 😄

https://t.co/RfiNByNINu

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

If Asimov built AI agents, he’d ship an https://t.co/ofQWJ9JGcz.
Asimov’s Three Laws — rewritten for agents:

1) Safety:
An agent may not injure a human…
→ No unsafe tool calls. No silent failures. Fail loudly.

2) Obedience:
An agent must obey human orders…
→ Obey intent, not prompts. Policies before execution.

3) Self-preservation:
An agent must protect its own existence…
→ Logs, state, replayability. If you can’t debug it, you can’t trust it.

Ship autonomy last. Ship constraints first.

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

"Make in India" in Action at @fracktalworks 🇮🇳

📈 India's changing - more maker-friendly. Better policies, support, and talent.

These aren't just machines. It's our resilience, grit, and belief in 'Make in India'.

#MakeInIndia #3DPrinting #Aatmanirbhar #AatmanirbharBharat

[AIM-2CoE, SID-IISc Bengalore @Aim2Coe]

MHI Director, PRMC Team and Industry Partners visited SID – IISc for the project Kick-off of the Phase II of AIM-2CoE on 11th November.
@MHI_GoI,@Aim2Coe, @iiscbangalore , @SiDIISc,@fracktalworks, @RiecoIndustries, @SDiamondtools, @vjvarada,

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@TVMohandasPai A society that allows it's citizens to rise above the masses by ingenuity, hard work and persistence should be commended. Poverty is the enemy, not inequality.

[Colors Infinity @colors_infinity]

#ColorsInfinityOriginals presents #TheInventorChallenge, where big ideas will take the stage. 💡🧠

Save the date for India's incredible inventor journey! 🗓️

Premiering on 27th Aug, Saturday at 8 PM on #ColorsInfinity and The Inventor Challenge YouTube channel.

[Colors Infinity @colors_infinity]

You shared your ideas with us and we were all ears! 🧏
It’s time for us to show them to the world on #TheInventorChallenge, a Colors Infinity Original. 🙌

Premiering on 27th August, Saturday at 8 PM, on #ColorsInfinity and The Inventor Challenge YouTube channel. 🤩

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@just_karthik_ Absolutely

[ErrantScience @ErrantScience]

Gantt charts are one of the few charts that are entirely made from wishful thinking

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@__Aayushi__ Hang on for dear life.

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@szczys @hackaday @golioth_iot End of an era! Thankyou you everything with @hackaday, and thankyou again for your encouraging comments on my projects on @hackadayio ! You made hardware development exciting and social!

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

Thank you @norahjones for spending 1,088 minutes with me this year on @Spotify. You are my #1. #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/h9xZYJVstJ

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@HollaAtJosh I think I was there in the crowd. You played Floyd.

[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

Innovative Engineering - Course Introduction | Fracktal Learning https://t.co/1SfgqwaIDI via @YouTube. Folks pl see, a good course

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

@TVMohandasPai @YouTube Thankyou for sharing sir!! My whole team is excited!

[Vijay Raghav Varada @vjvarada]

I've committed growing my network on twitter, but honestly I'm late to the game and don't understand this platform completely. Here is a picture of my cat as a peace offering. Please help.

#CatsOfTwitter #cats #cat #newtotwitter