NeonSoda.

Robotics has been a part of my life for over a decade. Through competitions like FTC and FRC, I’ve helped start teams and worked across mechanical design, fabrication, electronics, and programming. I enjoy being involved in the whole process: coming up with a mechanism, building it, writing the code, and figuring out why it doesn’t quite work yet. Seeing those pieces finally come together is still one of my favorite parts of any project. These days, I’m especially interested in humanoid robotics, perception, and AI, while continuing to enjoy the hands-on work of building, testing, and improving robots.

I’ve been following developments in AI since 2022, and it remains a field I’m deeply curious about. I enjoy exploring projects like Neuro-sama and thinking about how personality, memory, and emotion might shape the way AI interacts with people. Part of my dream is to contribute to an AI that could genuinely feel and care, with a capacity for kindness and understanding that goes beyond our own. That possibility is a big part of what draws me to the field and motivates me to keep learning about how these systems work.

I’m a fan of Arknights: Endfield, especially its industrial art style and expansive worldbuilding. I like how the machinery, environments, and interfaces feel like parts of the same world, with a consistent visual style down to the smaller details. Its UI design has also been a source of inspiration for this website. I’ve adapted some of my favorite ideas, including structured layouts, bold typography, and contrasting accents, to give this personal blog a little of the look and feel I enjoy in the game.