Not entirely sure that there's interest for this type of long form content, but this is HN after all so if there's any chance of anyone being interested it's gotta be here!
I'm building a robot 'dog' (quadruped with a tail and a head) and documenting every second of it on video. This first part is lots of CADing. I'm being brutally honest and not hiding any of my mistakes.
I also have a background in mechanical engineering so I'm not completely clueless but this project is a first for me. My inspiration was watching George Hotz programming videos (hours long) which I really enjoy and thought there should be a hardware equivalent
Thank you so much for this project. I've been trying to learn more about building "stuff that moves", and 99% of what's out there teaches either beginner-level fundamentals or how to assemble something that's already designed. The whole process is exactly what I wanted.
At this point i'm starting to get into programming the servos and figuring out leg kinematics. Unfortunately i'm not an expert but I left in all of my mistakes (no video edits) so hopefully others can learn from them. Or do you think I should just edit mistakes and only show the path that worked?
Genuine question, how do you juggle doing something like plus building your own company (I can see you're the founder of Double Bot)? Have subscribed, I quite like content like this. Good luck.
Good question. Don't see it as something to juggle along with building a company, but rather a creative outlet that helps keep burnout at bay. Does that make sense?
Just an opinion but I feel like these announcements should be made when you’re 2-3 videos in, that way it gives people a chance to binge and get hooked.
Nah, this is a common mistake people make. "I can't start X until I have every social media account, a website, an LLC, plenty of content, etc". Just make a thing and start somewhere.
That's very interesting, I had a ERS-111 and I also mentioned on another video that I'm a huge fan of the Furby (also had one growing up, it was less smart but through emotional cues it felt so 'alive').
Give me a couple of years and I'll bring back AI toys. Also AIBO is an amazing name, Japan always comes up with such good names man
Followed and subbed. Good luck. 3d is a hobby of mine. sE by trade. I love to watch projects from zero evolve back to full circle. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for subbing, i'll try to make this worth your time :)
I also enjoy watching projects from zero, and somehow I'm a fan of long, unedited content. Have you watched George Hotz streams? That's what inspired me in part.
I watched him grow out of the jailbreak scene, to other interesting topics. Sometimes his act is puzzling. I like what he is trying to do with the whole portable compute idea. But yeah, he is a smart cookie but his ego is somewhat deplorable. =)
I'm building a robot 'dog' (quadruped with a tail and a head) and documenting every second of it on video. This first part is lots of CADing. I'm being brutally honest and not hiding any of my mistakes.
I also have a background in mechanical engineering so I'm not completely clueless but this project is a first for me. My inspiration was watching George Hotz programming videos (hours long) which I really enjoy and thought there should be a hardware equivalent
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