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Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by jrockway » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:36 PM UTC

What a good idea for a project. CNC-ifying things is quite fun, but at some point you've seen everyone build a 3D printer, CNC router, CNC mill, CNC grinder, etc. from scratch. This is new, though, and I love it.

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by carimura » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:44 PM UTC

mithras wrote: post #6

ano-ther wrote: post #2

Impressive! Are there always three players in the goalie position? I seem to remember playing with one goalie (1-2-5-3 players), but that’s a while ago.

I've never seen a table with 3 players in the goalie position in my life.

3 is tournament play at least in the US if i recall

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by frasermarlow » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

He failed to build in an inebriation handicap. How would this robot perform after 3 pints?

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by xandrius » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:53 PM UTC

That was so unbelievably awesome! Even just having the idea to do it basically for fun

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by echan00 » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:54 PM UTC

this is simply amazing

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by echan00 » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:54 PM UTC

Bluestein wrote: post #3

Obviously, this kid's going places ...

yupp

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by ano-ther » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 4:56 PM UTC

ano-ther wrote: post #2

Impressive! Are there always three players in the goalie position? I seem to remember playing with one goalie (1-2-5-3 players), but that’s a while ago.

Thanks for all the answers. Perhaps it’s a US/Europe thing.

At least the official table of the International Table Soccer Federation only has one goalie, and raised corners.

https://www.tablesoccer.org/tables/leonhart.php

Now I need to quickly climb out of this rabbit hole before I start to dig into the 41 page rule book. https://www.tablesoccer.org/rules/documents/Standard_Matchpl...

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by bee_rider » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 5:12 PM UTC

That’s pretty neat.

Is this guys a well known YouTuber or something? He seemed shockingly successful at getting companies to send him really high quality components.

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by Bluestein » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 5:12 PM UTC

Bluestein wrote: post #3

Obviously, this kid's going places ...

(You know, I humbly accept the downvotes and all, but ...

... I really meant it in good faith: If he is tackling these sort of problems from his bedroom ...

... what can we expect of him futher down the road?)

Re: Show HN: Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot

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Post by Bluestein » Wed, Jun 05, 2024, 5:14 PM UTC

frasermarlow wrote: post #13

He failed to build in an inebriation handicap. How would this robot perform after 3 pints?

Inebriation simulation: AI's next frontier.-