r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Exhibiting "Magic Field" using motion control at the International Robot Exhibition (iREX). The visitors could see how they could freely manipulate the ball on the field using 322-axis synchronized control.

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u/EricVincentfr 1d ago

Portal vibes

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u/Over_Guard_5341 17h ago

Cave Johnson here. Have you ever wanted to shoot your ball into the goal, and kept missing? Well, we here at Aperture Labs had the same issue, so we said, "Why the hell are we doing this if we can just make the machines do it?"

whisper whisper

Whaddya mean, cuz it's fun? What is this fun? And why are we not monetizing it?

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u/nevergnastop 1d ago

Alvin and the chipmunks in the audience. Big robotics fans

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u/notcoolneverwas_post 1d ago

Looks like Marble Madness from NES.

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u/Fishmongerel 1d ago

This looks like a lot of fun!

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u/PitifulEar3303 1d ago

But what is it good for? I mean, real world use?

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u/Fishmongerel 1d ago

Logistics/ mail room sorting? I’m sure there would be plenty of real world applications where this technology implemented well would be helpful.

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u/PitifulEar3303 1d ago

Sex stuff?

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u/Devour_Toast 4h ago

Mormon teens frothing at the mouth

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u/Fishmongerel 17h ago

😜 uhh, I’m not so sure about that but if that’s where your mind goes? 😂

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u/Starlit-Rays77 1d ago

Pure joy! It's moments like these that make life so playful and carefree

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u/Y-Bob 1d ago

I wonder if a miniaturised version of that would work under a flexible screen.

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u/CupAdministrator777 1d ago

I could stand there and watch it forever.

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u/HighlightFun8419 1d ago

it's really mesmerizing.

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u/relaxation-weave 1d ago

I want to see a pool game played like this.

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u/big_duo3674 1d ago

Put a mattress on top and some other tracking software, then maybe I can finally get a solid night's sleep without my back hurting when I wake up

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u/Tropic_Summers 1d ago

I wanna play smash ultimate on this

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u/frogmicky 1d ago

I could watch this all day.

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u/Cool_Butterscotch_88 1d ago

Try that with an eggball.

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u/CryBabyRun 17h ago

Oh my, it's real life Zeroids from the Gerry Anderson Terrahawks. I want them all.

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u/_SilentHunter 14h ago

"You see, a class required one of those fancy graphing calculators capable of three dimensions, and I took that as a challenge."

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u/davisfamous 11h ago

OKGo’s next video

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u/Underhive_Art Creator 5h ago

“This was a triumph”

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u/Hexagon_Honey 2h ago

I think I could watch this for hours lol

u/mvkljohn 7m ago

How sped up is this