Thanks for sharing. Note that the GitHub at the end of the article is not working…
Readit Newsahmedbaracat commented on I want everything local – Building my offline AI workspace instavm.io/blog/building-... · Posted by u/mkagenius
Do you sponsor visas?
Yup.
ko-br | Hiring across design, engineering, research and business development | https://ko-br.com | Onsite (London, UK or Cairo, Egypt)
It’s a shame that we have unbelievably good hardware like collaborative robots (cobots) that could transform warehouses and yet they still struggle with basic tasks like unloading mixed pallets. Why? Because today's software can't handle real-world chaos.
That's where we come in. At ko-br, we're building the AI brains that make robots truly adaptable. Our physical AI models tackle messy, unstructured problems starting with depalletizing of mixed boxes in dynamic warehouses. Think real-time adaptation to shifting pallets, mixed SKUs, and unexpected failures.
We're a deep tech startup at the crossroads of AI, robotics, and human-machine interaction. While warehouses are our first battlefield, our core mission is physical AI. So you need to be comfortable with the idea of pivoting to other sectors like education (ex: building robots for schools and universities).
Curious about our philosophy? Dive into our manifesto: https://ko-br.com/manifesto
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We're hiring generalists across design, engineering, research, and business development. If you thrive on agency: designing, building, and shipping products end-to-end, join u :).
We offer strong base salaries: £100k+. We don’t shy from offering large equities, following PG advise: https://www.paulgraham.com/equity.html
Apply here: https://ko-br.com/careers
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About me: Ex-Amazon/Meta. Built AI for everything from satellite imagery to nanotech, powered Alexa's vision, and led ML for WhatsApp.
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P.S. We'll be in SF USA this fall, say hi if you're around :)
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Great manifesto Ahmed. Would love to get involved, mailed you.
- Chai
Greatly appreciate it, Chai. Will get in touch soon :)
Hi Ahmed,
Hope you are doing well :)
I really enjoyed reading your manifesto — it deeply resonated with me, and I’d love the chance to chat.
I didn’t see specific openings on your careers page, but I’ve submitted my details via the Zoho form just in case.
If the interest is mutual, would love to have a chat!
Best, Daulet
Thanks Daulet for the kind words. Appreciate you taking the time to fill the form. Will reach out soon :))
ko-br | Computer Vision, Imitation Learning, Backend Engineers & Business Dev | https://ko-br.com | Onsite (London, UK or Cairo, Egypt)
We build Physical AI for warehouses—solving palletizing, kitting, and pick/pack tasks that giants like Amazon/ABB/Universal Robots haven't cracked. Our tech lets cobots adapt to mixed SKUs, grip slips, and chaotic environments in real time. No reconfiguration. No coding. Just results.
Have a read through our manifesto: https://ko-br.com/manifesto
We want you if You solve problems like an owner (no ego, no blockers)
Engineering roles:
— You're hands-on, no theory, just building
— Experienced engineer? Great! Recent grad/PhD? Don't get discouraged, apply if you're itching to ship real products
— You've closed deals in robotics, warehouse automation, or enterprise SaaS
— Happy to wear multiple hats across commercial functions (partnerships, strategy, etc.)
— £100k base + equity
— Work with state-of-the-art AI and real cobots (UR/ABB/KUKA).
— Build tech that solves valuable problems—today.
About me: Ex-Amazon/Meta. Built AI from satellite imagery to nanotech SEM, powered Alexa’s vision, led ML for WhatsApp. Now building robots that adapt to chaos.
Apply: https://ko-br.com/careers
ahmedbaracat commented on We accidentally solved robotics by watching 1M hours of YouTube ksagar.bearblog.dev/vjepa... · Posted by u/alexcos
This is interesting for generalized problems ("make me a sandwich") but not useful for most real world functions ("perform x within y space at z cost/speed"). I think the number of people on the humanoid bandwagon trying to implement generalized applications is staggering right now. The physics tells you they will never be as fast as purpose-built devices, nor as small, nor as cheap. That's not to say there's zero value there, but really we're - uh - grasping at straws...
Well, there’s a middle ground, kinda. Using more specialized hardware (ex: cobots) but deploy state-of-art Physical AI (ML/Computer Vision) on them. We’re building one such startup at ko-br (https://ko-br.com/) :))
ahmedbaracat commented on Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-... · Posted by u/geox
Trees are pure carbon. I have heard a number of weak “yeah, but…” arguments that try to diminish the fact, but a central, common sense thesis remains.
If we are truly worried about climate change and are unable to curb our consumption, then we should plant as many trees as we can and aggressively shift as much of our long-lived infrastructure to using wood products as possible.
Grow it, use it, maintain it.
Couldn’t agree more. Wrote this few years back:
https://barac.at/essays/we-only-need-to-plant-1-trillion-tre...