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Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by jorvi »

serf wrote: post #16
clayhacks wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No? It says “pilots the controller” which is fairly vague of the cause and effects going on. I think a real human would clarify the controller motors being used to physically move the controller.

yes? it says it uses the haptic motors like within 2 or 3 sentences, it says it 'slams the controller into the puck until it charges', it says it uses an overhead camera, and it even says that it navigates the controller to the puck using the motors and camera further down if you don't feel like taking the 3 seconds to connect the dots. a video would've been nice, but I would've communicated this the same way and i'm…

Any human would have taglined this "vibrate to magnetic charging puck with computer vision".

It just feels horribly low effort. Respect your fellow man.

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by rootsudo »

fhd2 wrote: post #8
jdpigeon wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, interesting how this outs the README as AI Generated. I don't think any human would ever write a sentence like this without first explaining THE FREAKING CONTROLLER IS MOVING BY VIBRATING Proximity Creep Mode: Automatically cuts haptic pulse frequency by 50% when the controller is within 150 pixels of the puck to ensure a gentle magnetic dock.

AGENTS.md is fun too, solid AI bro stuff: > Code like Anthony Fu and Evan You > default to the highest quality modern code the legends would ship What a time to be alive.

Code like the masters FU, You.

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by isoprophlex »

jml7c5 wrote: post #2

For those who can't decipher what this is, a video might be helpful. It literally crawls the controller along a tabletop using the haptic feedback motors: https://x.com/FossPrime/status/2070013003752251660

Nice keyboard

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by NekkoDroid »

cryptoegorophy wrote: post #18
soupbowl wrote: post #11

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Yup! I 'reserved' a controller May.15th and my estimated order availability is '2027'.

Is this due to ram?

Mostly not enough supply for the demand and scalpers. Mine is also with an "estimated order availability: 2027" with a reservation day of May 16

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by littlecranky67 »

int0x29 wrote: post #14
nirav72 wrote: post #13

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That is odd. I did as well around the same time and mine shows September of this year.

They tried to limit scalping by randomizing the delivery order.

Very unpopular opinion: Scalping is the fair market price discovery - it is basically a requirement in free trade societies. Now, Valve has no interest in screwing up their users because of the AI hardware craze. But this is what happens if you reject free trading: You have to signup for a lottery to get something scarce/in high demand. No matter how hard you work in your daily life, the only way to get the scarce resource is being lucky in a lottery. Which raises the question, why would you work hard to create value for others in a system like that?

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by ssl-3 »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #27
int0x29 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They tried to limit scalping by randomizing the delivery order.

Very unpopular opinion: Scalping is the fair market price discovery - it is basically a requirement in free trade societies. Now, Valve has no interest in screwing up their users because of the AI hardware craze. But this is what happens if you reject free trading: You have to signup for a lottery to get something scarce/in high demand. No matter how hard you work in your daily life, the only way to get the scarce re…

> Scalping is the fair market price discovery - it is basically a requirement in free trade societies.

This explains why there is always a sea of scalpers milling around outside of every Costco in the United States, selling rotisserie chickens for as high as ten bucks after they bought them for $4.99.

It's basically a requirement, and it's a natural process of price discovery.

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by ssl-3 »

jorvi wrote: post #21
serf wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes? it says it uses the haptic motors like within 2 or 3 sentences, it says it 'slams the controller into the puck until it charges', it says it uses an overhead camera, and it even says that it navigates the controller to the puck using the motors and camera further down if you don't feel like taking the 3 seconds to connect the dots. a video would've been nice, but I would've communicated this the same way and i'm…

Any human would have taglined this "vibrate to magnetic charging puck with computer vision". It just feels horribly low effort. Respect your fellow man.

They put some code together and published it for all to use, with an MIT license, that lets a game controller wiggle itself over to a charging puck using computer vision. That's pretty neat.

If you want the documentation to be written to a standard that is more to your liking, then you're free to submit a PR or fork it -- or do just about anything else you want with it (including ignoring its existence).

Respect your fellow man.

Re: Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV

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Post by maccard »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #27
int0x29 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They tried to limit scalping by randomizing the delivery order.

Very unpopular opinion: Scalping is the fair market price discovery - it is basically a requirement in free trade societies. Now, Valve has no interest in screwing up their users because of the AI hardware craze. But this is what happens if you reject free trading: You have to signup for a lottery to get something scarce/in high demand. No matter how hard you work in your daily life, the only way to get the scarce re…

Scalping still exists. They're readily available sealed in box for 2-2.5x retail.

For someone who will purchase at a scalped price, this has no impact. For a scalper, it reduces the likelihood of a guaranteed return. For someone who will purchase at an RRP it gives them an actual timeframe for delivery and lets them make an educated decision on whether they want to purchase for £85 in 6 months, or pay £200 on ebay and have it tomorrow.

Scalping removes one critically important part of FMV - the lack of duress. It's not FMV it's effectively a distress value.

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