Tarun Upaday.

Now

What I'm focused on now.

A snapshot of where my attention is. The focus changes; the underlying themes stay consistent.

I am currently focused on:

  • turning Routespring into an operating platform for airline crew travel;
  • reducing manual work in booking, disruption handling and reconciliation;
  • building Uprobotics as a hands-on technical learning environment;
  • mentoring robotics and computer-vision projects;
  • experimenting with agent infrastructure, MCP and permissioned workflows;
  • improving the reliability of the systems I use at home and at work.

Longer-horizon projects

The persistent threads underneath the quarter-to-quarter focus — each one runs for years.

  • building an AI-native operating system for airline crew travel;
  • developing Uprobotics into a serious technical-learning environment;
  • mentoring student computer-vision and robotics research;
  • designing a reliable multi-vendor home security and automation system;
  • exploring identity-aware agent infrastructure, MCP, permissions and approvals;
  • building a disciplined personal knowledge and operating system across AI tools.

Updated July 2026.