Meet Sid
Hardware
robotics
SHOW HN2013
133points
23comments
#158of 1,739 in 2013
Top 10%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
9 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.48.
Execution: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun to play and responsive controls
From 2 comments
That was fun! I'm surprised how responsive and easy it was to pick up the controls.
rotub on HNThanks man, that was really fun! I should try it again, i only got 30 points the first time. I only had time to drop one ball after getting used to the controls, and i missed 80…
raffle on HN
Cool build and great execution
From 2 comments
Very nice, cool build! Pretty cool that Bryan Cranston (Walter White from Breaking Bad) is in the top 10 as well (shared first place). Edit - Oh, you can just enter any twitter…
fijter on HNThis is really cool and great execution
pattle on HN
Objections
Server queue kicks users out before their turn
From 1 comment
I got kicked out of the queue twice just before my turn. :(
zupitor on HN
Requests
Bring Sid back online
From 1 comment
We want Sid back, bring him back to us! :D
sebkomianos on HN
Questions
Is the control code written in Python
From 1 comment
Is the control code written in Python (which seems to be the favored language on the Pi)?
thearn4 on HN
How the system detects ball drops and where parts came from
From 1 comment
Wow that's cool, what robot are you guys using? Did you build the robots yourselves? If so, where did you get parts etc.? And how does the system know when a ball is dropped…
nickbgn13 on HN
Alternatives named
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots game
From 1 comment
I think a cool spin-off of this would be to create two robots that can duel each other. Either some sort of Rock 'Em Soc 'Em setup…
mentos on HN