Located in the heart of Munich’s tech scene, OpenELAB in Germany has become a premier destination for the European maker community. By bridging the gap between AI and IoT (AIoT), robotics, and “Do It Yourself” electronics, they’ve created a true one-stop shop for everyone from weekend hobbyists to professional engineers. As a Munich local and…
Author: Chris
I led software projects in Germany and on-site in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, China, and India. My work spanned anti-fraud systems for banks, payment platforms, credit and debit card issuing, high-traffic magazine websites, and Industry 4.0. I conducted technical due diligence for M&A transactions at companies featured on public TV and worked with AWS IoT, including speaking at an IoT conference on "Best practices for successful industrial IoT projects".
I’m particularly interested in local, cloud-independent AI, with hands-on experience using TPUs for things recognition, and experimenting with OpenClaw and off-grid LLMs. I hold a Diplom-Informatiker Univ. degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Some call OpenClaw the second major AI revolution since the debut of ChatGPT Others warn that it could be the world’s most dangerous software So, what is the truth? In my view, both perspectives apply to the OpenClaw AI open-source project, with its innocent and cute red lobster logo. The last seven days in AI…
When Things Wake Up: The Silent Threat of the AIoT Revolution I felt encouraged to write this article after listening to a recent interview with 2018 Turing Award recipient Yoshua Bengio about the catastrophic risks of AI. After the title about how AIoT might turn your fridge into a potential spy has caught your attention,…
Practical test: When to use which system In my practical tests, a clear distinction emerged between the two systems, which is often lost in the technical data sheets. My personal conclusion after three months of testing: If you just want to communicate in ad-hoc scenarios, go with Meshtastic. But if you want to use LoRa…
Why Meshtastic is superior to traditional PMR and other radios in a blackout scenario The key advantage of Meshtastic radios compared to PMR radios lies in the “mesh principle” and asynchronous communication. While I have to be reachable in real time with a PMR radio audio device, the Meshtastic text message is forwarded via other…
The article highlights two standalone LoRa mesh communication devices that work with Meshtastic and MeshCore. The Lilygo T-Deck Pro stands out as a premium handheld with a built-in full keyboard and display, designed for “premium standalone use“. Seeed’s Wio Tracker L1 Pro is a very compact handheld for standalone messaging and its 5-way joystick acts…