personalrobots.biz
Consumer and social
robot news website
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Design: 1 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nice, cool site with interesting robot content
From 4 comments
Really nice website, you deserve more attention!
ChlorophZek on HNCool site. I'd wish you had a Twitter account or newsletter so I can follow you!
tjaad on HNGreat idea. I hope to see more content soon.
nkg on HNIf humanity fails today this would be a throwback how far we came.
sharpshadow on HN
Objections
Site is empty with ad blockers or JavaScript disabled
From 2 comments
The site is empty when browsing with an ad blocker.
enriquto on HNIt's also empty when viewed with javascript turned off.
mnw21cam on HN
Ads look tasteless and hurt trust
From 2 comments
Drop the ads. It takes away from an awesome site
dawie on HNI get an shall I say tasteless ad. I’d never put Adsense on a site. It can wreck your brand and reduce trust.
quickthrower2 on HN
Notification prompt on load is annoying
From 1 comment
Please don't ask to show me notifications as soon as I load your site. Nobody wants your notifications.
almostarockstar on HN
Site may be a referral-code money grab
From 1 comment
Not to be pessimistic, but you’ve been hoodwinked if you think this is a “personal site” without financial incentive. This looks like just the type of website that people make to…
bzbz on HN
Requests
Add a Twitter account or newsletter to follow
From 2 comments
Cool site. I'd wish you had a Twitter account or newsletter so I can follow you!
tjaad on HN+1 on the Twitter account idea. Ditched my FB account a long time ago. Perhaps you could use one of those social media tools to automatically cross-post to Twitter?
kkshetty on HN
Add an about page or profile info
From 2 comments
Nice project. You may benefit from an about page or a profile page to get to know you and why you set up the website.
johnchristopher on HNThere is an 'About' at the bottom but all this seems to do is to return to the top of the page - it doesn't seem to have any profile info. Also, why not have an 'about' link on…
KineticLensman on HN
Review more robots, such as YouTube-style reviews
From 2 comments
I think a YouTube channel where you tinker with these kits and offer detailed reviews could be more useful. Something like Unbox Therapy, for personal robots. :)
thekhatribharat on HNNice site, subscribed to the RSS feed. Would love if you reviewed the HariFun style quad-ped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pos9pE8xwU
kasbah on HN
Questions
Why does the SSL certificate show as invalid in some browsers
From 2 comments
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
codeduck on HNWhich browser/OS ? Does it still do that ? Working fine right now for me.
johnchristopher on HN
Alternatives named
Anki Vector
From 1 comment
The most advanced, most functional is Vector: https://www.anki.com/en-us/vector There is a Python SDK available for it so you can fully control every aspect of Vector:…
kissgyorgy on HN
Double Robotics
From 1 comment
I've used the Double Robotics before. It's fun and works pretty well. They're expensive though!
lanewinfield on HN
Loomo
From 1 comment
Checkout Loomo, I have one for testing, it works well. http://www.loomo.com/en/
sbr464 on HN
Kuri
From 1 comment
Very cool site! Looking at the home section it still looks like we have a while to go till our robot overlords can replace us around the home - but it's none the less interesting…
nullandvoid on HN