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174 points gjvc | 16 comments | 22 Oct 25 17:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.658s | source | bottom
1. tech4all ◴[22 Oct 25 17:25 UTC] No.45672324[source]▶
Cool! From HP! The robot only costs $1,500 but a two pack of extra sharpies for it costs $48,000. Before you can use it, you must install 5 petabytes of HP drivers.
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2. profsummergig ◴[22 Oct 25 17:31 UTC] No.45672409[source]▶
Don't give them ideas.
3. tacticalturtle ◴[22 Oct 25 18:07 UTC] No.45672931[source]▶
Most of the 5 petabytes is a model used to determine if your sharpies are counterfeit.
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4. tguvot ◴[22 Oct 25 18:09 UTC] No.45672952[source]▶
do you have sharpie that won't grind down to zero on concrete after 3ft ?
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5. p0w3n3d ◴[22 Oct 25 18:17 UTC] No.45673069[source]▶
They remotely brick your Sharpies even if they are original because of a bug in the software
6. tomovo ◴[22 Oct 25 18:23 UTC] No.45673146[source]▶
Not on genuine HP concrete.
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7. tguvot ◴[22 Oct 25 18:31 UTC] No.45673248{3}[source]▶
Hp concrete actually exists
8. realitysballs ◴[22 Oct 25 18:38 UTC] No.45673343[source]▶
Weirdly it turns out to be cheaper/faster than paying a human being to do the same thing in use cases where you have large concrete slabs with complex walls/casework layout
9. lloydjones ◴[22 Oct 25 18:42 UTC] No.45673393[source]▶
You beat me to it!
10. rpcope1 ◴[22 Oct 25 19:23 UTC] No.45673920[source]▶
Hopefully they're using something like a paint pen with a roller and not a Sharpie the way you're thinking of it.
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11. tguvot ◴[22 Oct 25 19:32 UTC] No.45674035{3}[source]▶
parent is the one who suggested sharpies.

i'll actually bet on some variety of inkjet/spray as it will better deal with surface imperfections and won't wear out

12. sidewndr46 ◴[22 Oct 25 20:09 UTC] No.45674512[source]▶
Don't forget the complementary installation of Norton Antivirus
13. Theodores ◴[22 Oct 25 20:13 UTC] No.45674563[source]▶
Joking aside, I don't believe HP developed this product, they almost certainly bought the company that makes it.

My hunch?

Seen these things before.

I doubt it has been DRMd to hell yet, and I doubt they upgraded to show PC LOAD LETTER at all times, but why did they add this to their portfolio?

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14. juanre ◴[22 Oct 25 20:38 UTC] No.45674847[source]▶
I think they did, actually. (I worked at HP for 19 years, and I know the guy in their Barcelona site who started it.)
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16. Fokamul ◴[22 Oct 25 20:58 UTC] No.45675059[source]▶
It's cloud based, yep :D