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This PDF credits include Mark Roper. The corresponding video is: Mark Roper - My Puzzle Robot is 200x Faster Than a Human https://youtu.be/Sqr-PdVYhY4 https://

by shagie 2y ago

This PDF credits include Mark Roper. The corresponding video is: Mark Roper - My Puzzle Robot is 200x Faster Than a Human https://youtu.be/Sqr-PdVYhY4 https://youtu.be/Sqr-PdVYhY4

tgarv 2y ago
Small correction: It's Mark Rober, not Roper
- shagie 2y ago
  A typo I can no longer correct. That will be a thorn in my side now. Mark Roþer. There (and yes, that's very wrong).
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pavel_lishin 2y ago
As well as Shane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPHBD5NsS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPHBD5NsS0
smlacy 2y ago
Which is basically a total rip-off of the Stuff Made Here version where the actual engineering process is the highlight, not Rober's shilling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu_1S77XkiM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu_1S77XkiM
- aeontech 2y ago
  That video is linked literally in the first paragraph of the PDF. The video also starts with him acknowledging the Stuff Made Here version, and the fact that the developer of that project said he wasn't totally satisfied with his solution. I think calling it a rip-off is a bit harsh.
  - sgerenser 2y ago
    He also pointed out that the Stuff Made Here video came out well after they had already started.
ipsum2 2y ago
Mark Rober doesn't do any engineering himself, he's the CEO who claims credit for what other people do. For example, he didn't create the glitter bomb, his most viewed video. That was done by Sean Hodgins (making-of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMxOmUcfOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMxOmUcfOI). Sean's name was not mentioned at all in the glitter bomb video. Instead, Mark Rober claimed he built it by himself.
- rdtsc 2y ago
  Ugh, that's disappointing. My son really likes Mark, we've been watching his videos and even got this Build Boxes things to build every month. Sean got 300K views and Mark Robers video 91M. Mark claims he built it https://youtu.be/xoxhDk-hwuo?list=PLgeXOVaJo_gnexNopBzUKdl3QKoADJlS8&t=71 https://youtu.be/xoxhDk-hwuo?list=PLgeXOVaJo_gnexNopBzUKdl3Q..., he had the sketch done first and the CAD drawings, the he "hit up his buddy Sean, who is good with this type of small electronic stuff". So Mark claims Sean did just the electronics.
  - ipsum2 2y ago
    This was added afterwards after some outcry. It's annoying that YouTube doesn't notify whether the video was edited after the fact, like Reddit/Hacker News does.
    - rdtsc 2y ago
      That is sneaky. At least they decided to update the video. But overall it's pretty disappointing. Mark is playing this meek, super nice guy persona on the screen. It's just camera play acting to attract young viewers. Oh well, it's good to know. Thanks for mentioning it.

by shagie 2y ago

This PDF credits include Mark Roper. The corresponding video is: Mark Roper - My Puzzle Robot is 200x Faster Than a Human https://youtu.be/Sqr-PdVYhY4 https://youtu.be/Sqr-PdVYhY4

tgarv 2y ago

Small correction: It's Mark Rober, not Roper

shagie 2y ago
A typo I can no longer correct. That will be a thorn in my side now. Mark Roþer. There (and yes, that's very wrong).

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pavel_lishin 2y ago

As well as Shane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPHBD5NsS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPHBD5NsS0

smlacy 2y ago

Which is basically a total rip-off of the Stuff Made Here version where the actual engineering process is the highlight, not Rober's shilling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu_1S77XkiM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu_1S77XkiM

aeontech 2y ago
That video is linked literally in the first paragraph of the PDF. The video also starts with him acknowledging the Stuff Made Here version, and the fact that the developer of that project said he wasn't totally satisfied with his solution. I think calling it a rip-off is a bit harsh.
- sgerenser 2y ago
  He also pointed out that the Stuff Made Here video came out well after they had already started.

ipsum2 2y ago

Mark Rober doesn't do any engineering himself, he's the CEO who claims credit for what other people do. For example, he didn't create the glitter bomb, his most viewed video. That was done by Sean Hodgins (making-of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMxOmUcfOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMxOmUcfOI). Sean's name was not mentioned at all in the glitter bomb video. Instead, Mark Rober claimed he built it by himself.

rdtsc 2y ago
Ugh, that's disappointing. My son really likes Mark, we've been watching his videos and even got this Build Boxes things to build every month. Sean got 300K views and Mark Robers video 91M. Mark claims he built it https://youtu.be/xoxhDk-hwuo?list=PLgeXOVaJo_gnexNopBzUKdl3QKoADJlS8&t=71 https://youtu.be/xoxhDk-hwuo?list=PLgeXOVaJo_gnexNopBzUKdl3Q..., he had the sketch done first and the CAD drawings, the he "hit up his buddy Sean, who is good with this type of small electronic stuff". So Mark claims Sean did just the electronics.
- ipsum2 2y ago
  This was added afterwards after some outcry. It's annoying that YouTube doesn't notify whether the video was edited after the fact, like Reddit/Hacker News does.
  - rdtsc 2y ago
    That is sneaky. At least they decided to update the video. But overall it's pretty disappointing. Mark is playing this meek, super nice guy persona on the screen. It's just camera play acting to attract young viewers. Oh well, it's good to know. Thanks for mentioning it.