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"And there are entirely non-LEGO machines that could do it, although what fun is that?"
by imron 7y ago
"And there are entirely non-LEGO machines that could do it, although what fun is that?"
- jacquesm 7y agoThat's not so much about fun as it is about long term viability, building it out of Lego will cause it to break very frequently. Typical Lego parts in complex setups like these will cause the machine to break once every couple of hours. Lego is first and foremost a toy and not an industrial component, but still, it is surprising how far you can get with it. I built my V0 out of Lego and it worked but it was very quickly evident that it needed a more industrial approach if you wanted to drop 10 Kg of Lego in the hopper and go have lunch.
- altcognito 7y agoI just wanted to thank you for putting out such quality documentation of your effort and making it seem attainable. I gave it a run similar to this guy and got pretty decent results. Before I saw what you did, I didn't think I had much hope in trying this stuff out and getting any sort of positive results, but overall it was a great experience, even if it didn't end up with that "10kg of Lego in the hopper" end product.
- jacquesm 7y agoI'm aware of several 10's of people that have re-built it from the ground up, some of them considerably better than the one posted here but most of those are just quietly making some money. Just showing that something can be done has value, it will convince others that their quest isn't hopeless. It's a pity I don't have the time - or the funds - to really see this through but I have a pretty good understanding of what it would take to do this properly and to date nobody has done one that I would say is ready to be used by anybody but its creators. Once that does happen there will be a rush of follow-ons.