Lego Brick Scanner
AI
synthetic training data
SHOW HN2021
154points
11comments
#317of 2,533 in 2021
Top 13%of 2021 by points
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1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
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Dataset of labeled Lego bricks would help training
From 1 comment
I am working on a LEGO sorter project, and getting access to labeled data to train my neural network is a real pain. Would love to see if your dataset could be of use!
nemesisj on HN
Objections
Unclear what brick registration means
From 1 comment
> This project is a tool to generate synthetic 3d scenes for toying with bricks registration. I'm out of the lego brick scanning loop. What is "bricks registration"?
afro88 on HN
Requests
Suggestion to build a lego version of an image or 3D model
From 1 comment
Next step is to take a picture or 3D model of some object and come up with a lego version of it.
dumbfounder on HN
Questions
What is bricks registration?
From 1 comment
> This project is a tool to generate synthetic 3d scenes for toying with bricks registration. I'm out of the lego brick scanning loop. What is "bricks registration"?
afro88 on HN
Alternatives named
Brickit
From 2 comments
this project is inspired by a project that does literally exactly what you just posted https://brickit.app/
mattdeboard on HNI saw Brickit on HN friday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27693560 and played with replicating the technology this week-end just for fun. It renders virtual legos stacks in…
GistNoesis on HN