Bazaar Market
Visit bazaar.rocks Web Dev Full-stack commerce SvelteKitDjangoPostgreSQLTailwind CSS
A full-stack marketplace for used gear, vehicles, tools, and other high-value goods.
Systems + Software
Engineering tools with a product mindset
I'm Rob Rothschild, a systems & software engineer in Bellingham, WA, focused on simulation, data analytics, and interactive tools for hardware and test systems.
Explore projects across C++ gameplay, Python and MATLAB data-analysis tools, and modern web apps built with Astro, Django, and SvelteKit.
Current Projects
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Testing Dashboard
Engineering Lab workflow tooling MATLABPythonSQLSignal Processing
A custom dashboard for comparing collected test data against model predictions and engineering expectations.
Base Defender
Interactive Systems C++ prototype C++EmscriptenGameplay Systems
An arcade-style C++ project focused on moment-to-moment control, collision, and responsive gameplay systems.
Simulytics
Engineering Analytics platform PythonDjangoSvelteKitFlask
An interactive modeling and analysis dashboard built to make simulation outputs easier to inspect and compare.
Londonderry Quarry
Web Dev Client website AstroStatic Site DesignContent Structure
An early client-facing website built to present a Pacific Northwest sculptor and quarry operation online.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
2026-07-19 | Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased by helicopters. The year was 2004, and no space aliens were involved. The saucer, pictured here, was the Genesis sample return capsule, part of a human-made robot Genesis spaceship launched in 2001 by NASA itself to study the Sun. The unexpectedly hard landing at over 300 kilometers per hour occurred because the parachutes did not open as planned. The Genesis mission had been orbiting the Sun collecting solar wind particles that are usually deflected away by Earth's magnetic field. Despite the crash landing, many return samples remained in good enough condition to analyze. Genesis-related discoveries included new details about the composition of the Sun and how the abundance of some types of elements differ across the Solar System. These results have provided intriguing clues into details of how the Sun and planets formed billions of years ago. Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator