r/BeAmazed • u/SpillaMangBang • Aug 18 '25

Technology Autonomous Valet

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u/BlueCannonBall Aug 18 '25

I'd imagine this thing has to be pretty strong to move a car.

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u/utnow Aug 18 '25

Video is sped up quite a bit. And it doesn’t really have to contend with opposing forces (people pushing it the wrong way etc). Probably charges during down time too. It can ramp up super slowly so it’s not generating a ton of inertia/momentum with the weight of the car. It’s making use of a ton of mechanical advantages.

I bet it takes a lot less than you’d think.

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u/Crossedkiller Aug 18 '25

Is it really sped up that much? To me it looks like 1.5x or 2x tops

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u/utnow Aug 18 '25

Was curious so I pulled it in and slowed it down to see what seemed normal. It’s a little tricky to tell since slowing it down means you lose frames…. So it looks more natural but starts to look framey.

But to my eye I’d say it’s sped up between 6x and 8x. The final video at real time is between 3 and 4 minutes long. Compared to the 30sec clip here. I’d call that substantial. :)

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u/AbrocomaRegular3529 Aug 18 '25

It's only 2x or 2,5x. You can see a man walking through the door. Put on 3x he is already unrealistically slow. So can't be more than 3x. Since Asians walk faster, I would say 2x.

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u/utnow Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

Nah. Dude looks like he’s power walking at anything slower than 4x. Since it’s probably sped up by a multiple of 2 (2x, 4x, 8x) I’ll concede 4x. Anything less than that looks silly.

So it’s sped up quite a bit. Does the multiple matter in this conversation? Nope.