# Email Draft: Jacob Patapoff — USC Iovine and Young Academy

**Status:** Ready to send (2026-02-22)
**Date:** February 22, 2026
**To:** Jacob Patapoff (Iovine and Young Academy)
**Email:** patapoff@usc.edu (try jacob.patapoff@usc.edu if bounces)
**Referred by:** Jeremy Dann

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**Subject:** Intro from Jeremy Dann — AI + Physical Making (Kiln)

Hi Jacob,

Jeremy Dann suggested I reach out — he thought the Iovine and Young Academy's maker space might be a good fit for what I'm building.

I'm Adam Arreola, USC MSEI alum (Cohort 8). I just launched **Kiln** — open-source infrastructure that lets AI agents autonomously control physical manufacturing equipment. It's live at kiln3d.com.

The current version handles 3D printers across all major backends (OctoPrint, Bambu Lab, Prusa Connect, Klipper, Elegoo). Agents browse and download from model marketplaces, generate new designs from text prompts, print locally, monitor via webcam, and route remotely through a network of print shops when needed. It's the first open-source system of its kind.

The next phase generalizes to SLA printers, laser cutters, and CNC mills — the long-term vision is an agent that takes a product design and automatically routes each component to the right machine: laser for the acrylic panels, CNC for the aluminum brackets, FDM for the internal structure. All with per-device safety checks through a single job queue.

Jeremy mentioned IYA has one of the largest maker spaces on campus. I'd love to explore what USC involvement could look like — whether that's hardware access for testing, students building adapters as a project, or something I haven't thought of. Happy to frame it however makes the most sense on your end.

Would you have 20 minutes to connect?

Best,
Adam Arreola
github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln — kiln3d.com
