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0 pointsal_borland1mo ago0 comments

For what it's worth, that LEGO vacuum does exist[0], it was on Shark Tank[1]. I assume they stole the idea from The Office. It doesn't sort the bricks, but I assume that was more of a stretch goal based on the insane amount of money being discussed. After all, the LEGO vacuum only cost $495k to get to market.

[0] https://pickupbricks.com

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X25MIpQqLIU

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fxtentacle1mo ago

That one needs to be operated manually. I was thinking more along the lines of robot dog + OCR + 6 dof arm on the robot's back.

This video is from 8 years ago:

https://youtu.be/wXxrmussq4E?si=bgDdDvZODVov3sSC&t=15

I'm sure, by now we could make them for <$1k per robot, if we wanted to.

EDIT: BTW did you see that the page you linked to has this at the bottom of their landing page:

"Example product"

"This area is used to describe your product’s details. Tell customers about the look, feel, and style of your product. Add details on color, materials used, sizing, and where it was made."

so I wonder if they actually sell anything.

al_borlandOP1mo ago

> EDIT: BTW did you see that the page you linked to has this at the bottom of their landing page:

I'm not seeing it. When I search for "example" nothing comes up, but maybe I'm looking wrong.

I see it on Amazon as well, with reviews and videos from "customers", so I assume it's not vaporware and that is more an issue with people not filling out the full website template, which is also not a great sign.

https://www.amazon.com/Pick-Up-Bricks-Compatible-Accessories...

Izkata1mo ago

Roborock Saros Z70 is about a year old:

https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-saros-z70

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AGhb6p8sE

burnerRhodov21mo ago

i noticed the example product page too on their website. But why not make it like a bigger rumba on wheels?

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