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A 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics

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125 points danso | 1 comments | 17 Apr 25 15:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.436s | source
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eterpstra ◴[20 Apr 25 15:17 UTC] No.43744326[source]▶
I had this thing and loved it but it WAS SO G$DD$MN LOUD!!!!!

It was like the sound of a pile of silverware dumped into a garbage disposal played at full volume over an AM radio.

Great controls, though.

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1. userbinator ◴[20 Apr 25 22:21 UTC] No.43746939[source]▶
A bit of lube may help quiet it down, but otherwise I think it's quite reminiscent of how a lot of heavy equipment at the time operated, with an engine that's idling whenever it isn't driving some part through a clutch.