May 20, 2026
Why I work on mapless navigation
A short note on what drew me to end-to-end, map-free navigation — and why learning the planner beats planning over a learned map for the problems I care about.
Research notes, paper walk-throughs and the occasional build log. Thinking out loud about robotics, RL and perception.
A short note on what drew me to end-to-end, map-free navigation — and why learning the planner beats planning over a learned map for the problems I care about.