OK-Robot
AI
home robot framework
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How HN took it
10 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive research, well-presented failure analysis and demos
From 3 comments
The failures analysis is super well done, nice work! Curious what qualifies as hardware failure, e.g. there's 5 trials where the "Realsense gave bad depth", and how that's…
bshah_ on HNI like the presentation of this, heres 10 different environments and multiple videos of each.
Geisterde on HNcongrats on the awesome work!
mdfriefeld on HN
Could be life-changing for disabled and elderly people
From 2 comments
This is remarkable and could be life changing for the disabled, elderly, gamers, or profoundly lazy and their caretakers.
fnordpiglet on HNI've been watching this project for a while now, great progress! I envision an integration with a mobility aid (eg, a wheelchair) for someone with limited control over their…
btbuildem on HN
Objections
Wheeled robots will struggle with obstacles in real homes
From 1 comment
Robots like this will have a small market until they can handle obstacles. The cat toy that the cat left in the middle of the floor, the papers that an open window blew off the…
rapjr9 on HN
Robot is slow compared with a human
From 2 comments
I know nothing about robotics, but can someone ELI5 why the robot makes so many extraneous movements? E.g. the video that shows it moving Takis from the desk to the nightstand,…
taco_emoji on HNwhy are these general purpose robots always so slow? Intuitively we expect machines to be able to do tasks faster than humans, but even the 5x speed video is much slower than a…
ghostly_s on HN
Fire risk from a home robot
From 1 comment
This looks really cool, but I immediately think of the possibility of it starting a fire, and thinking everything's fine
footlose_3815 on HN
Expensive price for a home robot
From 2 comments
It is opensource but still costs nearly 25k dollar. why is it that expensive ?
khnov on HNWhere’s the price? Do you have a link to the product page? Thank you
nico on HN
Requests
Add mowing or mopping with swappable components
From 1 comment
I'd love to see this be usable as potentially a mower and or vacuum/mop with different swappable components.
jamesdwilson on HN
Folding laundry capability
From 1 comment
This is rad. I would totally buy a 25k robot if I could train it to fold and put away my laundry (serious)
alx__ on HN
Tea-making with a gripper under $1000
From 1 comment
For a long time, I wanted to use a robot with a gripper to make tea. Is there any 6DOF robot available within a reasonable price of <$1000 to do so ?
ingend88 on HN
Questions
How does it recognise objects and does it know when it cannot perform a request
From 1 comment
That's very cool. I have almost no experience with robotics, so excuse the silly questions: - How does it know what objects are? Does it use some sort of realtime object…
dlivingston on HN
Why are the movements so extraneous
From 1 comment
I know nothing about robotics, but can someone ELI5 why the robot makes so many extraneous movements? E.g. the video that shows it moving Takis from the desk to the nightstand,…
taco_emoji on HN
How is the room mapped into voxels
From 1 comment
A friend is working on a slightly related project, I’m curious how they map out the room in voxels, anyone care to suggest how this is done?
chubs on HN
Alternatives named
Dobb-E
From 1 comment
Isn't this the same as dobb-e? https://dobb-e.com/
owenpalmer on HN