Dustin Gamble

Autonomous systems, aerospace engineering, and AI-augmented design workflows.

Human and AI robotics concept artwork

Active Projects

Cozy Cauldron

An iOS potion-brewing game shaped by ideas from my kids and built with AI.

BioGyro

A personal metabolic feedback engine that learns how food affects you, and helps you make better decisions in real time.

Visual Notes

Aerospace autonomy concept artwork
Robot and AI collaboration concept artwork

6 min read

Build the Tool, Not Just the Answer

AI can act as your software programmer, helping you build bespoke tools that fit your exact workflow and scale your impact beyond one-off answers.

  • AI
  • Tool Building
  • Productivity
  • Prompt Engineering

5 min read

AI Agent Sweatshops, Union Cards, and the Future of Work

A light but practical look at agent-heavy workflows, fictional AI labor politics, and why the best outcomes still come from human judgment plus machine speed.

  • AI
  • Agent Orchestration
  • Engineering Culture
  • Prompt Engineering

10 min read

Courtside Prototyping: AI-Generated Apps in Real Time

From a notepad idea during my daughter's basketball game to a working tracker in minutes, this experiment shows where AI-generated software is useful today and where engineering still matters.

  • AI
  • Prototyping
  • Personal Tools
  • Product Thinking

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Selected Projects

Drone Innovation Garage (DIG)

An internal rapid-innovation environment for autonomous systems experimentation and mentoring.

  • Innovation
  • Leadership
  • Rapid Prototyping

Fast Mechanical Safe Decoder

A rapid mechanical concept for decoding combination-safe behavior with physical feedback and iteration.

  • Experiments
  • Mechanisms
  • Rapid Prototyping

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About

I build practical aerospace systems and the workflows that support them, from prototype concepts to simulation-heavy design loops. Most of my writing here is about how teams can move faster without losing engineering rigor.

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