MrRobotics

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by MrRobotics 3mo ago
Fascinating article. Keep up the work, Matthias!
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by MrRobotics 6mo ago
throwaboat, you clearly get it. I'm building in this space and would love to talk. Email's in my bio.
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by MrRobotics 2y ago
This is the sort of reasoning needed to solve the ARC AGI benchmark.
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by MrRobotics 4y ago
Once robotics develops further, it would be interesting to have an organization that uses small mobile farming robots to tend gardens in people's yards and produce fruits and vegetables for personal or local consumption. This could ena
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by MrRobotics 5y ago
You’re right that fans don’t affect humidity and are less effective in extreme heat. However, there are many places such as garages, airplane hangers, and large warehouses where AC is impractical due to a lack of insulation and the need to
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by MrRobotics 5y ago
The energy savings from spot cooling with fans can be incredible compared to AC. A garage AC unit consumes ~1300W while a 20” fan consumes about ~150W. My startup, Following Fan, has built a person-tracking 20” fan that uses computer vision
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by MrRobotics 5y ago
Currently, I go to the gym 5 days a week for about 60-90 minutes per session. My workouts generally consist of cardio for a warmup and then free weights and Olympic style weightlifting. It has a great ROI. I used to train 10+ hours a week a
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by MrRobotics 5y ago
Cool DIY guide to make a smarter fan! I was playing around with upgrading my own fan last year and ended up adding person-tracking capabilities so that the fan automatically stays pointed at me when I move. I ended up started a company, Fol
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by MrRobotics 6y ago
That is a good point. Large ceiling fans are one solution and probably superior when there are a lot of people. However, Following Fan is more efficient when there are not a lot of people since it will be less than 1/10th the cost of a
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by MrRobotics 6y ago
Thanks for the thoughts. We think it could be especially useful in places such as warehouses, auto shops, and garages where there is no air conditioning but get extremely hot in the summer.
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by MrRobotics 6y ago
Additional information: Person detection is performed using a camera integrated into the front and center of the fan grill and a computer next to the motor in the fan head. We will be starting a Kickstarter campaign in a few weeks to raise
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Show HN: Following Fan – robotic fan that rotates to say pointed at you(thefollowingfan.com)
6 points by MrRobotics 6y ago|5 comments