Chris Benson

Chris Benson, a robotics and autonomy expert, dives into groundbreaking topics like AI, drones, and home automation. He emphasizes how open-source software and small AI models are revolutionizing home automation on a budget. Chris also discusses the emerging field of swarming technology, outlining its potential applications and differences from conventional fleets. With a focus on local systems over cloud reliance, he highlights the exciting future of physical AI and community-driven projects, all while advocating for the Rust programming language.

Chris Benson, a co-host of Practical AI and an expert in AI and robotics, shares insights on swarm robotics and home automation. He defines what constitutes a true swarm, emphasizing autonomy and emergent behavior. The discussion highlights the gap between drones and swarms, and why many popular drone shows don't qualify as swarms. Chris also explores practical swarm applications for homes and advocates for open-source tools like ROS2, encouraging makers to start small in building swarm capabilities.

Worlds are colliding! This week we join forces with the hosts of the MLOps.Community podcast to discuss all things machine learning operations. We talk about how the recent explosion of foundation models and generative models is influencing the world of MLOps, and we discuss related tooling, workflows, perceptions, etc. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Changelog++ – You love our content and you want to take it to the next level by showing your support. We’ll take you closer to the metal with extended episodes, make the ads disappear, and increment your audio quality with higher bitrate mp3s. Let’s do this! Featuring:Demetrios Brinkmann – XMihail Eric – Website, GitHub, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:MLOps.Community Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Worlds are colliding! This week we join forces with the hosts of the MLOps.Community podcast to discuss all things machine learning operations. We talk about how the recent explosion of foundation models and generative models is influencing the world of MLOps, and we discuss related tooling, workflows, perceptions, etc.Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 2 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.comFly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Changelog++ – You love our content and you want to take it to the next level by showing your support. We’ll take you closer to the metal with extended episodes, make the ads disappear, and increment your audio quality with higher bitrate mp3s. Let’s do this! Featuring:Demetrios Brinkmann – XMihail Eric – Website, GitHub, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:MLOps.CommunitySomething missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Chris Benson, co-host of Practical AI and a robotics expert, dives into the fascinating world of AI and swarming technology. He offers a precise definition of 'swarm' and distinguishes it from commonly misconceived notions. The discussion covers the convergence of AI and robotics, consumer automation, and practical uses of swarming in household conservation. Chris emphasizes the importance of safety measures in emergent swarm behavior and shares insights on starting with swarms using ROS2 and local models. A riveting talk for tech enthusiasts!