AUSSIE ROBOTSHOW WE WORK
Build to learn.
Validate to ship.
Prototype early to discover the right problem and workflow. Make the production contract explicit before relying on the result.
THE LOOP INVERTS
Learn from something
you can actually use.
Inspired by a16z’s “The Loop Inverts”: bring building forward, try the prototype and let what you learn shape the design. The change is when discovery happens—not whether the finished system needs a clear specification.
Specify before you build
Build to find the right design
Original Aussie Robots diagrams, adapted from a16z’s “The Loop Inverts” concept. “Try it” paraphrases “Play with it” in the source diagram. No affiliation or endorsement implied.
OUR ADDITION / BEFORE PRODUCTION
A prototype earns feedback.
A release earns trust.
Between refining the design and shipping, we make the contract explicit and verify the evidence.
- ADRs & executable contracts
- Specification & interoperability checks
- Security review & measured performance
- Versioned release & live-path verification
The Aussie Robots working loop
- 01 / Frame
Define the problem, constraints and success criteria.
- 02 / Prototype
Use AI-assisted building to make the idea tangible.
- 03 / Explore
Try the workflow. Surface assumptions. Gather feedback.
- 04 / Refine
Shape the design and record decisions and contracts in ADRs.
- 05 / Validate
Check contracts, conformance, security and measured performance.
- 06 / Ship & learn
Release a version, verify the live path and feed findings into the next loop.
Two loops. Different jobs.
The development loop helps us discover and build a useful product. The oversight loop governs how that product acts once it is deployed. A quick prototype does not grant a production agent broader authority.
We record architectural intent in ADRs, verify contracts through tests, probe integrations and confirm the live path after release. Findings feed the next iteration.
Explore on-the-loop oversight →LET’S BUILD SOMETHING USEFUL