A simple human task that's insanely hard for a robot

Stuff Made Here • August 1, 2022

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I've been building things for as long as I can remember. It all started when my dad exposed me to plastic model building and soldering when I was around 4 years old. That set me on a path to building increasingly complex things and becoming an engineer. My goal is to do the same for as many people as possible by exposing them to the joy of engineering, fabricating and creating things out of nothing. If I'm lucky a few people may become engineers, which would be great for the world. Engineering is awesome. If you're interested in sending me something: P.O. Box 78470 Charlotte, NC 28271

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Visit http://brilliant.org/stuffmadehere to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership. Help support these videos on patreon: https://patreon.com/stuffmadehere I thought this would be an easy project to knock off my list after putting myself through the wringer with the automatic basketball hoop. I was wrong. This project is really hard. BUT that also makes it really interesting! Some more details: - The 5000 piece puzzle is the gradient puzzle from the play group: https://www.playgroup.design/ - More about telecentric lenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecentric_lens - CoreXY belt design: https://corexy.com/ - Algorithm to determine point furthest from all puzzle edges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_transform