What's wrong with just having a table that rolls? Why does it have to walk? Cool project though, but it sounds like a solution in search of a problem.
Carpentopod: A Walking Table Project
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It's a great article, also the table itself is very expertly done. When is this thing coming to a nearby IKEA? Can't wait!
Seriously, I wonder if anyone at IKEA is aware of it? And if not how can we get the message to the right person. I'm sure IKEA could do this and integrate it into the TRÅDFRI system.
We are now.
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#23No need for the classic HN "but why" question. The video of the table obediently delivering a beer and bowl of snacks to the owner says it all.
Ok, he could have done the same thing more easily using wheels, but where's the fun in that?
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#25Is there a place where one can buy pre-built leg parts or even pre-assembled legs? That seems like the most difficult part, then attaching them onto stuff I can do too.
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#26I need to make this but as a chest and glue little fake feet to the legs.
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#27Even if you don't feel like reading the whole article, do yourself a favor and skip down to the video of the final product at the very end. It's delightful and put a big smile on my face. The fact that all the modern technology is hidden inside leaving only the wooden structure visible makes it magical, like something from Harry Potter.
Insane! Bluetooth powered walking tables were admittedly not part of my 2024 bingo card. Love that thing.
In defense of your bingo skills, that table isn't exactly running on PoBT
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#29No need for the classic HN "but why" question. The video of the table obediently delivering a beer and bowl of snacks to the owner says it all.
Ok, he could have done the same thing more easily using wheels, but where's the fun in that?
Half the fun of homemade engineering is to overcomplicate stuff to test your boundaries
As opposed to work related engineering, where you shall KISS as posible to keep your sanity (And more often than not fail in the process)
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seriously, I wonder if anyone at IKEA is aware of it? And if not how can we get the message to the right person. I'm sure IKEA could do this and integrate it into the TRÅDFRI system.
We are now.
While you're taking notes, make those walking tables follow me around and carry my food for me at the IKEA restaurant.