Mech Makers

A community helping imaginative kids of the 80s/90s embrace your geeky nostalgia and learn the tech behind the stories you love so you can build cool robots too

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

We should let our computers to say "I love you" more. Otherwise they'll begin to resent us. #skynet #AI #MachineLearning

[Simon Kalouche @simonkalouche]

Mobile manipulator playing badminton using model-free RL policy

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@engineers_feed I don't know but i know I've broken a few since they can't actually handle much torque

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@NoeLeyvArt @MetroidDatabase Beautiful work, human! 🔥🔥🔥

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@JennyStrath 💯
I agree, and feel the same for anybody who claims to be an expert, or crazy/weird/etc. I instantly assume they arent at all what they claim but are desperately trying to convince others they are. Don't proclaim these things you want to be, demonstrate it.

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@jamesvgingerich What could go wrong?

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Touch interface ftw! I think i have some touch screens laying around, & need to try this

[maker.io @MakerIO]

How to Use a Touchscreen with an #Arduino

📔▶️ https://t.co/61spuZst7f

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@engineers_feed Choo-choo trains

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@MechTexas It me!

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Thankfully it's like picking up Goldeneye on N64, and just takes a few rounds to get back into the swing of things... I'm actually enjoying it too, unlike when i was in high school (math not GoldenEye. I loved that game and it likely contributed to my D in trigonometry) 3/3

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Merry Christmas! I began reading Modern Robotics and see i need to learn linear algebra & ordinary differential equations. Unfortunately i only know extraordinary differential equations, so it's time to get learned w/ @YouTube & @khanacademy 1/3

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Im actually going way back to the basics to ensure a good foundation. I haven't used much math beyond day to day stuff. Today i relearned that anything to the 0 power is 1 (wtf) & how to break down & combine square roots to simpler forms. 2/3

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@ArtofBattletech @MW5Mercs Epic! This is on my list. Have an RTX 3080 waiting to be dropped in a machine, and this will be one of the first things i play

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Swarm! SpaceX's Starlink had just opened up orders for Swarm, their satellite connectivity solution for IoT devices. $5/mo, anywhere on earth. I'm excited to learn more about this. https://t.co/LMyuUbnuwd

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Well my inaugural 3D print didnt go as planned. 1st it appears the layers shifted. Then it stopped extruding any material after a couple layers. I thought clog, but after googling it may be an issue with the PLA not being fed. Could be a loose extruder. Time to test! #Tweet100

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@DyosaCatley Fair!

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Thanks for the follow, @DyosaCatley, and good luck with your robotic aspirations! 🤖 Any specific type of robotics that excites you most?

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

@DavesArmoury @clearpathrobots @OpenRoboticsOrg Very cool! Is this done with the stereo vision setup you posted previously?

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

What first sparked your interest in mechs or exoskeletons? For me it was either the power loader in Aliens, or a book i checked out from my school library about humanoid robots. I fantasize about vicious dogs impotently attacking my metal encased self #tweet100

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Wow, amazing fabrication! Most YouTube builders are a bit more rough but this is precision and polished work! Not robotics, but skills that are directly necessary for a mech build https://t.co/k3WmgYFkJt #tweet100

[Mech Makers @mechmakers]

Going to try using Blender to model some brackets that I'll print on my Ender 3D printer this weekend... not fluent with Blender, nor have i printed ANYTHING yet. We'll see how messy this gets #tweet100