Manuel Heredia
aergenium.bsky.social
Manuel Heredia
@aergenium.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Tech, aviation, robotics, AI, triathlon, silly stuff.
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New side project coming up. I am building the SO-ARM100, an open source teleoperation setup for a robot arm by The Robot Studio, intended for integration with the project lerobot: github.com/huggingface/... Lets learn about robot arms and AI applied to robotics.
GitHub - huggingface/lerobot: 🤗 LeRobot: Making AI for Robotics more accessible with end-to-end learning
🤗 LeRobot: Making AI for Robotics more accessible with end-to-end learning - huggingface/lerobot
github.com
I just sent a talk proposal for @t3chfest.es 2026 t3chfest.es/2026/call-fo...
Call for Talks - T3chFest 2026
Propón una charla para T3chFest 2026. 12 y 13 de marzo de 2026.
t3chfest.es
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is really cool!
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I really enjoyed the pro2 summer school earlier this year in Lancaster, and was honored to be awarded one of the prices. Check out for pre details on this blog post: prosquared.org/2025/09/12/s...
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is exactly how I use it. A lot easier to criticize how badly ChatGPT messed it up that facing the blank page myself
If only this was how people used ChatGPT for writing.
hi this is my favorite writing advice, it's from former simpsons writer john swartzwelder (i think about the crappy little elf all the time) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
August 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here’s my highlights of #pro2summerschool2025 Day 1 started with and awesome welcome including… chocolate!
July 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
Nothing better than some live music to kick back after a busy day! The Usuals were back this year at the Device Prototyping Summer School at @lancasteruni.bsky.social with another brilliant gig 🎶

#pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
What a great start to day three of the Device Prototyping Summer School! Absolutely fantastic talk by Pete Lomas of Norcott Technologies and co-founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Pete spoke on scaling the #RaspberryPi and the challenge of internet success.

#pro2summerschool2025
July 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
pro2 summer school attendees got a chance to show off their device prototypes today at @lancasteruni.bsky.social.

Ranging from health tech to digital musical instruments and more, learn all about them at prosquared.org

#pro2summerschool2025 #prototyping @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My paper was accepted and I am going to the Device Prototyping Summer School this July in Lancaster
Closing soon! Don't miss out on our 3.5 day, hands-on summer school at Lancaster University this July ☀️

30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.

Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV
June 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A lovely evening spent troubleshooting dual boot in my laptop
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
PyConES 2025 comes to my home town - Sevilla - and Manuel Martin and I are preparing a submission for a talk on python, robotics, AI and a rubber duck pretalx.com/pycones-2025...
PyConES 2025
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for PyConES 2025
pretalx.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
More side projects…
Roboticists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a low-cost, open-source humanoid robot designed to make humanoid robotics more accessible and customizable 🤖 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdJ... #Robots #Robotics
Berkeley Humanoid Lite: An Open source, Accessible, and Customizable 3D printed Humanoid Robot.
YouTube video by Hybrid Robotics
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
Explore the top open-source robotics simulators in one place! This curated list features 83 projects across 9 categories, ranked by quality metrics. Updated weekly by Kimberly McGuire. github.com/knmcguire/be...

#Robotics #Simulation #OpenSource
GitHub - knmcguire/best-of-robot-simulators
Contribute to knmcguire/best-of-robot-simulators development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just started a Blender tutorial with my 10 y.o. Meet Suzanne wearing a top hat.
April 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ARCTOS is yet another DIY robotic arm, with 6-axis, and really top notch mechanical design.

Step-by-step guide for sourcing, 3D printing and assembly, and they sell kits at a reduced price ($270 vs $400 purchased individually).

Link: arctosrobotics.com
Video: youtu.be/A7FH9cGWrx8
DIY 3D printed robotic arm - ARCTOS
Everything you need to DIY 3D printed robotic arm. There is a user manual, bill of materials, softwares and a huge support to help you.
arctosrobotics.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
My South Korean colleague:
"Didn't you guys have elections yesterday? How did it go?"

Me: "Funny you should ask. Let me show you something—I think you, of all people, will find it interesting."
February 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Side projects keep coming to me
February 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by Manuel Heredia
this is genius, apple released an 8 hour mix of the severance theme song as an ambient track to use while you get shit done

i wish they’d add this to apple music
Severance — Music To Refine To feat. ODESZA | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Enjoying a fun day at the #FirstLegoLeague in Seville with the little one.

150 kids aged 7 to 16 showing off their awesome projects and battling it out in the robotics comp - what an experience!

Teams came from Andalusia, Extremadura, and the Portuguese Algarve.

This is where the future starts!
February 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here’s the link to the full thread: x.com/aergenium/st...
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February 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The task today was researching wheeled robots and sharing the highlights, and I am rather proud of the video I just uploaded to YouTube: check it out! youtu.be/tWYqNRaFAnk
Robotics Challenge Day09 Deep Dive in Wheeled robots
YouTube video by Manuel Heredia
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’ve been a bit more quiet here lately because I signed up for a 28-day Robotics Challenge where I am supposed to post daily and decided to use Twitter for that (Bluesky has been acting up on me lately)
February 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Vector Robotics competed last year in PiWars and I am jaleous of the great content they have in their blog: vector-robotics.co.uk I really ought to find the time to work on the sevillabot blog sevillabot.blog we did well and it really does not show at all…
Vector Robotics
A blog to hold us accountable for the lack of robotic project progress.
vector-robotics.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m looking at using a Nintendo Switch to control my robots. Joy-Cons promise to be fun, and I had a first breakthrough today. A short video, and details in the repo: github.com/mhered/ninte...
February 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM