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Lukas

@loctruong

Software developer with a growing interest in robotics. I write about things I build, things I break, and things I learn along the way. Mostly backend, sometimes hardware, always curious.

Ha Noi, VietnamJoined March 2022

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LLukasmidnightbuilds.hashnode.devApr 22 · 10 min read

RoSLAM-1: Turning a $30 old Robot Vacuum into a Serious SLAM Research Platform

Part 1 of N — Why, What, and How It's Built SLAM · ROS2 Jazzy · Raspberry Pi 5 · Linorobot2 · RTAB-Map · LiDAR · RGB-D Most robotics research starts with a purchase order. A TurtleBot3, a Clearpath H

LLukasmidnightbuilds.hashnode.devMar 31 · 10 min read

My SLAM Roadmap: What I'm Actually Learning to Build a Research Robot

SLAM · ROS2 · Mobile Robotics · Learning Path · Research I'm not a SLAM engineer. Not yet. But I'm building a robot that needs to map an apartment, localize itself inside that map, and navigate towar

LLukasmidnightbuilds.hashnode.devMar 31 · 8 min read

First Mobile App: What Building with React + Ionic Actually Feels Like

I'm primarily a web developer. I know React reasonably well, I've shipped a few web apps, and I have the usual opinions about state management. What I hadn't done — until recently — was build somethin

LLukasmidnightbuilds.hashnode.devMar 31 · 8 min read

I Designed a Robot With Claude Instead of CAD — Here's How It Actually Went

I'm rebuilding a Xiaomi Mi V1 robot vacuum into a research platform — new compute, a mic array, a trash bin on top, the works. At some point I needed to figure out: where does everything go? How tall

LLukasmidnightbuilds.hashnode.devMar 31 · 5 min read

Why You Should Build an AMR

This is for anyone who wants to get serious about robotics — not just build demo projects that end up on a shelf, but have something that actually runs in your home, operates daily, grows with you ove

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RoSLAM-1: Turning a $30 old Robot Vacuum into a Serious SLAM Research Platform

My SLAM Roadmap: What I'm Actually Learning to Build a Research Robot

First Mobile App: What Building with React + Ionic Actually Feels Like

I Designed a Robot With Claude Instead of CAD — Here's How It Actually Went

Why You Should Build an AMR

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Lukas's blogs

Recently published

RoSLAM-1: Turning a $30 old Robot Vacuum into a Serious SLAM Research Platform

My SLAM Roadmap: What I'm Actually Learning to Build a Research Robot

First Mobile App: What Building with React + Ionic Actually Feels Like

I Designed a Robot With Claude Instead of CAD — Here's How It Actually Went

Why You Should Build an AMR