Kalalau Cantrell

I’m a software engineer building full-stack web and mobile applications since 2019. I have experience building with TypeScript, Node.js, React, React Native, AWS, SST, and more. My current focus is AI engineering and building things with AI that help people achieve more.

Recent Content

Getting Physical with AI (1): A Body for My Musubi-Making Agent

AI agents are pretty fantastic. I use tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code daily to code and learn. My biggest complaint is their usefulness...

March 15, 2026 Read More →

If You Can’t Wait 5 Years: Start Experimenting with AI for Robotics Today

In my last post, I discussed why the ChatGPT moment for robotics is likely still 5 years away. But if you can’t wait that long, this post has...

December 23, 2025 Read More →

Robot Foundation Models Are Not What I Was Expecting (I’m 5 Years Too Early)

When Physical Intelligence announced the π0 foundation model, I thought a ChatGPT moment in robotics was near. Here was a model that could control...

December 8, 2025 Read More →

Testing React Native Apps: A Sweet Setup for Cross-Platform Testing

Short on time? The answer is to use Jest, React Native Testing Library, and Detox. Here’s a sample repo with it all wired up:...

December 2, 2022 Read More →

Make smaller console apps with .NET and CoreRT

There’s something satisfying about slimming down an app’s executable file(s) to be as small as possible. It’s not unlike the joy of removing dead...

January 1, 2021 Read More →