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If you enjoy that you will probably also enjoy the fully-automated Valve Steam Controller assembly line (including video)[0]. [0]: https://www.theverge.com/201

If you enjoy that you will probably also enjoy the fully-automated Valve Steam Controller assembly line (including video)[0]. [0]: https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/11/9890914/valves-steam-controller-assembly-line-video https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/11/9890914/valves-steam-con...

huseyinkeles 6y ago
Watched the video before reading the title and was thinking myself how it reminded me of Portal (a puzzle-platform game by Valve). Thanks for posting this! Very entertaining to watch indeed :)
bluejellybean 6y ago
This is a fantastic video, extremely well done in my opinion. I remember fanatically watching "How It's Made", in that show they focused on more run of the mill assembly lines for generic plastic things and usually there was a ton of labor involved. The video linked here was really the first time I saw this level of automation and my jaw nearly hit the floor, the technology industry has created some incredible feats of engineering.
- cosmodisk 6y ago
  Very few high end factories would allow some random journalists to poke around. Some candle factory is a different story I suppose. But you are right,I'd love them to visit some more modern shops.
- phjesusthatguy3 6y ago
  I watched How It's Made with my kids for a good number of years, and I was just amazed that the parts that were automated worked as well as they did. It made manufacturing look really complicated and that human hands were the most important part of the assembly line.
ekianjo 6y ago
It's not operating anymore though.
- hobofan 6y ago
  Though there isn't any proof of that, I would assume that it has been repurposed for production of the Valve Index controller.
_bxg1 6y ago
Hah, they were even cheeky enough to put the Aperture logo on the robots
wnevets 6y ago
that assembly line looked better than the controller.
- mrlala 6y ago
  The controller completely serves it's purpose- replacement for a pure mouse control for non-controller native games. Anyone thinking they should always use a steam controller over a 360 controller for pure controller didn't understand the point of it.
  - wnevets 6y ago
    > The controller completely serves it's purpose- replacement for a pure mouse control for non-controller native games. Maybe I didn't give it enough time but it definitely didn't do that for me. I gave up trying to use it as a mouse replacement and as a normal controller. Here's a video of Internet Superstar Rich Evans solving that problem much more effectively [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qQy-rEUgg&feature=youtu.be&t=940 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qQy-rEUgg&feature=youtu.be...
    - mrlala 6y ago
      And have you ever actually tried to use something like that? Because I have and it's insanely uncomfortable. Look- if I don't want to sit in front of my computer but want to be in front of a big screen (projector in my case).. that's because I want to be able to sit back and relax. Holding a controller I can sitback and relax, my wrist is not moving all over the place. I'm basically stationary except for my fingers. That is HUGE for me as I otherwise sit infront of a computer all day. How in the world do you get comfortable sitting on a couch trying to use a keyboard and mouse to play a game?
- outworlder 6y ago
  Have you used it? It's pretty good.
  - wnevets 6y ago
bserge 6y ago
Amazing stuff. I imagine soon enough people will stop asking for "Made in [your own country]", and start asking for "Made by humans"
- hobofan 6y ago
  You mean like the trend of "Artisan" products that's been going on (maybe ended already?) the last decade with Etsy and hipsters?
  - mey 6y ago
    Explored further in book, The Diamond Age
- fomine3 6y ago
  IIRC ASUS advertises video cards as "soldered by robot"
outworlder 6y ago
Awesome video. I got some Satisfactory vibes out of it.
Iv 6y ago
Oh, they do the plastic injection by themselves? Makes sense I guess. Their rig is sexy.

huseyinkeles 6y ago

Watched the video before reading the title and was thinking myself how it reminded me of Portal (a puzzle-platform game by Valve). Thanks for posting this! Very entertaining to watch indeed :)

bluejellybean 6y ago

This is a fantastic video, extremely well done in my opinion. I remember fanatically watching "How It's Made", in that show they focused on more run of the mill assembly lines for generic plastic things and usually there was a ton of labor involved. The video linked here was really the first time I saw this level of automation and my jaw nearly hit the floor, the technology industry has created some incredible feats of engineering.

cosmodisk 6y ago
Very few high end factories would allow some random journalists to poke around. Some candle factory is a different story I suppose. But you are right,I'd love them to visit some more modern shops.
phjesusthatguy3 6y ago
I watched How It's Made with my kids for a good number of years, and I was just amazed that the parts that were automated worked as well as they did. It made manufacturing look really complicated and that human hands were the most important part of the assembly line.

ekianjo 6y ago

It's not operating anymore though.

hobofan 6y ago
Though there isn't any proof of that, I would assume that it has been repurposed for production of the Valve Index controller.

_bxg1 6y ago

Hah, they were even cheeky enough to put the Aperture logo on the robots

wnevets 6y ago

that assembly line looked better than the controller.

mrlala 6y ago
The controller completely serves it's purpose- replacement for a pure mouse control for non-controller native games. Anyone thinking they should always use a steam controller over a 360 controller for pure controller didn't understand the point of it.
- wnevets 6y ago
  > The controller completely serves it's purpose- replacement for a pure mouse control for non-controller native games. Maybe I didn't give it enough time but it definitely didn't do that for me. I gave up trying to use it as a mouse replacement and as a normal controller. Here's a video of Internet Superstar Rich Evans solving that problem much more effectively [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qQy-rEUgg&feature=youtu.be&t=940 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qQy-rEUgg&feature=youtu.be...
  - mrlala 6y ago
    And have you ever actually tried to use something like that? Because I have and it's insanely uncomfortable. Look- if I don't want to sit in front of my computer but want to be in front of a big screen (projector in my case).. that's because I want to be able to sit back and relax. Holding a controller I can sitback and relax, my wrist is not moving all over the place. I'm basically stationary except for my fingers. That is HUGE for me as I otherwise sit infront of a computer all day. How in the world do you get comfortable sitting on a couch trying to use a keyboard and mouse to play a game?
outworlder 6y ago
Have you used it? It's pretty good.
- wnevets 6y ago

bserge 6y ago

Amazing stuff. I imagine soon enough people will stop asking for "Made in [your own country]", and start asking for "Made by humans"

hobofan 6y ago
You mean like the trend of "Artisan" products that's been going on (maybe ended already?) the last decade with Etsy and hipsters?
- mey 6y ago
  Explored further in book, The Diamond Age
fomine3 6y ago
IIRC ASUS advertises video cards as "soldered by robot"

outworlder 6y ago

Awesome video. I got some Satisfactory vibes out of it.

Iv 6y ago

Oh, they do the plastic injection by themselves? Makes sense I guess. Their rig is sexy.