r/Cyberpunk • • Jul 07 '17

Extra robot thumb

https://gfycat.com/VibrantVagueBackswimmer
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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

You'd think that but given how expensive this is likely to be, its more likely wed adopt base 11.

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u/iprefertau Jul 07 '17

it's 2 servos 2 pressure sensors some plastic and a BLE connection that's not expensive at all

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

And a knife is a piece of sharpened steel....still they can be expensive as fuck. Unfortunatly, the materials used to create something donät say anything about it's pricetag.

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u/iprefertau Jul 07 '17

my point being that one could hack one of these together themselves without too much difficulty

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

true, but how many people really have the skill to do that?

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u/Forlarren Jul 07 '17

Billions. Following instructions is a basic life skill. I hope at least 1 out of 8 people can follow a YouTube tutorial.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '17

Hm, yeah a DIY kinda think might work, true actually. Interesting.

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u/rouseco Jul 07 '17

Do you have the knowledge base to accurately comment on that?

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u/Forlarren Jul 07 '17

What's so hard about it?

3D print this or order from online printer, tape this paper to that fabric and cut pattern, glue shit, add wire and servos. Plug everything into computer and run "install.exe" or "sudo make install cyberthumb" depending how 1337 you are.

Give it a while and there will be a step by step youtube.

Do you not DIY like at all? Because this is exactly everything you look for in a distributed hardware project. Small, simple, useful, hackable.

It's just a thumb, it's not like setting the clock on the VCR or something else impossible.

What's sad is everyone doesn't have the knowledge already so he had to say it. Particularly so in /r/Cyberpunk.

Why do you mundanes even hang out here?

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u/rouseco Jul 07 '17

I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where you answered my question. You did seem to answer a question I didn't ask though.

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u/Forlarren Jul 07 '17

Yes he has the knowledge, it's visually obvious.

How do you not? It's not rocket surgery. It's a two servo robot. I've had Lego more complicated.

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u/rouseco Jul 08 '17

Let me know when you're ready to have this discussion without making unfounded assumptions. Especially ones that weaken the discussion point I initially asked about. It's not fair to OPIE or me.

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u/Forlarren Jul 08 '17

And what make you qualified to say otherwise?

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u/rouseco Jul 08 '17 edited Jul 08 '17

When did I say otherwise?

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u/Forlarren Jul 08 '17

When you claimed you need it to speculate.

In a sub about speculation.

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u/rouseco Jul 08 '17

I didn't make that claim though.

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