Carry your Ubuntu OS anywhere without being limited by hardware — TL;DR Skip to “Installation Process” Choosing your Operating System is difficult If you are a software developer, you have probably come across the dilemma of choosing your operating system. This is a big decision to make, since each operating system comes with its own pros and cons, and you will be stuck with them for quite a while. …

A gentle introduction to graph search algorithms and Markov Decision Processes — The ability to plan into the future seems to be one of the key characteristics of intelligence. Physical actions such as walking, cycling, doing sports, or driving requires immense coordination, and the best possible moves depend highly on the external environment (you have to adapt and change your strategy if…

How to perform stochastic gradient ascent towards your goals — While maths, algorithms and data science can seem abstract and indifferent to our day-to-day worries and woes, I find it amusing how they can sometimes provide a perfect analogy to the problems and lessons we encounter in life. …

Training of a 1000 epochs begins with a single gradient descent — It is fascinating how so many proverbs have endured the test of time and are still used in literature and daily conversations. The beauty of proverbs is that so many people can relate to them. …

A big picture of odometry, localisation, mapping, feature matching and loop closure for non-roboticists — Remember the last time you’ve visited somewhere new? If you are reading this in 2020, you might have to rack your brain for those happy days. It may have been a holiday trip to an exotic place. You are excited to explore the area, check out all the nice restaurants…

We all have different ways of keeping ourselves focussed and productive. I have seen many hardworking fellow students with a variety of strategies, and there are some habits I’ve adopted myself. I don’t pretend to have a comprehensive list of all the tricks and habits that can work. However, I…

Let’s generate Shepard Scales from a PIC microcontroller in Assembly Language — In my previous article, I talked about the simplicity of Assembly Language and about the world’s smallest hobbyist computer — a PIC microcontroller. …

The beauty of PIC microcontrollers — “Hello World!” — that is where we all start programming. At least, if you have a console. My entry point into this fascinating world was slightly different. In this hello world article, I want to share my first programming experience, which was literally in 0s and 1s. I joined a…