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Senior Developer Advocate · Viam Robotics

Building where
web meets the
physical world.

I'm Nick Hehr. I make things, break things, and teach what I learn. My work sits at the intersection of web technologies, embedded systems, and physical AI.

On the bench
Vision + Arm Automation building
Embedded ML Demos in-progress
xs-dev ongoing
Homelab ongoing
Recent Training Data All posts →
long-form
Productivity Theater
Reflecting on my experiences down the rabbit hole in the pursuit of efficiency
Mar 2026
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Motivated to publish again
Writing is fun
Mar 2026
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Helpers in Home Assistant
Learning about how helpful helpers are for smart homes
Mar 2026
long-form
Islands on the Rails
An evolution of implementing "islands of richness" in a Ruby on Rails application
Oct 2022
long-form
My Self-Hosted Platform
Why I choose to use Dokku as a flexible platform to host my personal projects.
Aug 2022
Quick Notes
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Motivated to publish again
Writing is fun
Mar 10, 2026
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Helpers in Home Assistant
Learning about how helpful helpers are for smart homes
Mar 10, 2026