kscottz
@kscottz.bsky.social
Engineer: mainly robots and computer vision stuff. Developer advocate for ROS at Open Robotics. Open Source Hardware Association board member. Lover of rats and plants.
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
September 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
September 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
September 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
Now that's good compost!
August 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Now that's good compost!
Ocean Beach update for August 5th:
• Two dead adult sea lions I reported to the Marine Mammal Center (not pictured).
• Millions of rather large by-the-wind sailors washed up from our recent storm.
• A flock of threatened Heermann's Gulls.
• Two dead adult sea lions I reported to the Marine Mammal Center (not pictured).
• Millions of rather large by-the-wind sailors washed up from our recent storm.
• A flock of threatened Heermann's Gulls.
August 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ocean Beach update for August 5th:
• Two dead adult sea lions I reported to the Marine Mammal Center (not pictured).
• Millions of rather large by-the-wind sailors washed up from our recent storm.
• A flock of threatened Heermann's Gulls.
• Two dead adult sea lions I reported to the Marine Mammal Center (not pictured).
• Millions of rather large by-the-wind sailors washed up from our recent storm.
• A flock of threatened Heermann's Gulls.
Shut up and eat your sponch.
July 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Shut up and eat your sponch.
Single flower bouquets.
From what I can tell cactus flowers last longer cut. On the plant they only last two days.
From what I can tell cactus flowers last longer cut. On the plant they only last two days.
July 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Single flower bouquets.
From what I can tell cactus flowers last longer cut. On the plant they only last two days.
From what I can tell cactus flowers last longer cut. On the plant they only last two days.
Are you going to be at @opensaucelive.bsky.social next weekend? Want to hang out with cool open source people
ROS / @opencv.bsky.social / @oshwassociation.bsky.social / @hacksterio.bsky.social have put together a little after party in the city.
All are welcome!
lu.ma/z9t9rtp0
ROS / @opencv.bsky.social / @oshwassociation.bsky.social / @hacksterio.bsky.social have put together a little after party in the city.
All are welcome!
lu.ma/z9t9rtp0
July 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Are you going to be at @opensaucelive.bsky.social next weekend? Want to hang out with cool open source people
ROS / @opencv.bsky.social / @oshwassociation.bsky.social / @hacksterio.bsky.social have put together a little after party in the city.
All are welcome!
lu.ma/z9t9rtp0
ROS / @opencv.bsky.social / @oshwassociation.bsky.social / @hacksterio.bsky.social have put together a little after party in the city.
All are welcome!
lu.ma/z9t9rtp0
Me pitching Garry Tan at Y-Combinator: "We're disrupting San Francisco's billion dollar street cleaning industry using advanced AI and robotics."
June 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Me pitching Garry Tan at Y-Combinator: "We're disrupting San Francisco's billion dollar street cleaning industry using advanced AI and robotics."
Facebook / meta is so evil that they use real live plants for their conference booths.
These poor creatures will probably end up in the trash after the show.
These poor creatures will probably end up in the trash after the show.
June 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Facebook / meta is so evil that they use real live plants for their conference booths.
These poor creatures will probably end up in the trash after the show.
These poor creatures will probably end up in the trash after the show.
Happy pride. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Finally saw the big gay tree my sister put together in Richmond, VA. Someone vandalized the original tree so she brought it back bigger and gayer.
She makes awesome stuffed animals and does custom work.
Finally saw the big gay tree my sister put together in Richmond, VA. Someone vandalized the original tree so she brought it back bigger and gayer.
She makes awesome stuffed animals and does custom work.
June 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy pride. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Finally saw the big gay tree my sister put together in Richmond, VA. Someone vandalized the original tree so she brought it back bigger and gayer.
She makes awesome stuffed animals and does custom work.
Finally saw the big gay tree my sister put together in Richmond, VA. Someone vandalized the original tree so she brought it back bigger and gayer.
She makes awesome stuffed animals and does custom work.
My new personal goal is to create a state of the art deep fake video model that is only capable of producing new full length episodes of the hit 90s sitcom Wings.
June 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My new personal goal is to create a state of the art deep fake video model that is only capable of producing new full length episodes of the hit 90s sitcom Wings.
Next up at @oshwassociation.bsky.social Summit a panel on open source rockets and open source space hardware.
May 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Next up at @oshwassociation.bsky.social Summit a panel on open source rockets and open source space hardware.
Next up at @oshwassociation.bsky.social Summit Shannon Hicks on her EnviroDIY platform.
www.envirodiy.org
www.envirodiy.org
May 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Next up at @oshwassociation.bsky.social Summit Shannon Hicks on her EnviroDIY platform.
www.envirodiy.org
www.envirodiy.org
Kicking off day two of @oshwassociation.bsky.social Open Hardware Summit with our open hardware environmental monitoring panel.
May 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Kicking off day two of @oshwassociation.bsky.social Open Hardware Summit with our open hardware environmental monitoring panel.
👏 Certify 👏 your 👏 open 👏 hardware 👏
Keep it really open source and support @oshwassociation.bsky.social
Keep it really open source and support @oshwassociation.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
👏 Certify 👏 your 👏 open 👏 hardware 👏
Keep it really open source and support @oshwassociation.bsky.social
Keep it really open source and support @oshwassociation.bsky.social
This is so absolutely bad ass I can't even begin...
May 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is so absolutely bad ass I can't even begin...
How I feel after ICRA and Automate back to back, a ROS release tomorrow, and @oshwassociation.bsky.social summit next week.
May 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
How I feel after ICRA and Automate back to back, a ROS release tomorrow, and @oshwassociation.bsky.social summit next week.
Rather impressive robot demo.
May 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Rather impressive robot demo.