Universal 3D Model Export to USDZ, GLB, DAE, OBJ, and STL — ARMOR v0.11 Release Notes
Export robot models from ARMOR as USDZ, GLB, DAE, OBJ, or STL — plus URDF/MJCF/SRDF archives auto-converted for Blender, MuJoCo, ROS, and more.
Native SRDF Editing on iOS and Robot XML Export – ARMOR v0.10 Release Notes
ARMOR v0.10 introduces native SRDF editing and real-time semantic joint grouping for iOS and visionOS. Streamline your ROS workflow with universal URDF bundles and one-click MJCF export for MuJoCo desktop simulation.
How-to: Create a RealityKit Entity from a DAE, OBJ, or STL file
Learn how to seamlessly import 3D assets like DAE, OBJ, and STL files into RealityKit using custom Swift utilities designed for iOS and visionOS development. This guide explores how to bypass traditional USDZ limitations by dynamically loading mesh data into RealityKit Entities, complete with open-source GitHub repositories to jumpstart your spatial computing projects.
Updates for Early 2026; Bilbao Life, ARMOR, Classes, etc
We are beginning our third year in Bilbao, which I cover in a series of short comments and photos. Additionally, i write about technical projects, including Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics (ARMOR), and course content from CS50.
BB25, the differential drive robot in AR
A while back I posted about a side project I’ve been working for that I’ve been referring to as ARMOR, for “Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics.” I have this vision of …
Now on the App Store and Google Play: YouKon, Unit Conversion and Property Database Management for Engineers
Somewhere around a year ago I posted about a project I had “nearly” completed called YouKon. I had created a project page, YouTube videos to explain how it work, Firebase …
Imitating NYT Games with SwiftUI, Part 1: The Header
Rachel and I play the New York Times (NYT) Games (a.k.a., the app you open when you want to play Wordle) just about every single day, and she also has …
Updates for the Month of March
Last I posted, I had written a tutorial about a method I had discovered to embed a 3D renderer inside a Compose Multiplatform app. For me, this is a pretty …
How-To: Embed Three.js into a Kotlin Jetpack Compose Multiplatform Mobile App on Android and iOS
As I’ve been picking up experience with various different 3D rendering and Augmented Reality (AR) frameworks available on mobile (Android and iOS), I’ve often asked, what is available that I …