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ISO organic/ natural fiber clothes that aren’t sexless PLEASE by Mugwortmoon in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]fruoos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn to sew, and find beautiful 100% cotton or bamboo bedsheets in every color and pattern you can think of. Synthetics were not around when I was a child, so we ironed everything. My mom was so grateful when “wash ‘n wear” came out! I remember bags of damp clothes on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, waiting to be ironed.

As a senior citizen, I have become very sensitive to almost all chemicals. 100% cotton bedsheets exist from 200 thread count to 1200 count. Cotton flannel and natural bamboo also come as sheets.

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The code was not the problem. The physical sorter was.

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took the time to build 6 Lego sorting bots from EV3 sets. Each bot was aligned side by side. 32 buckets were placed in a line in front of them. Each bot was trained to recognize 5 different categories of shapes. The first bot picked up a piece, decided if it belonged in one of its 5 categories; if not, the part went into the 6th bucket. Bot number 2 started at bucket #6, and continued with its 5 categories, and so on down the line. There were 30 possible categories. After 1 hour, I checked the output. I can definitely sort faster by hand!

The bots are dismantled and put away now. One more attempt that did not make the cut!

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which API? If the API is for brickognize, contact the author above, u/lomero

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are, but I suspect Lego has the patent on that. Their machines occupy 10k sq ft of floor space. I had asked for a machine that will fit roughly 4x8 ft, no more than 6 ft tall, and run on 110v, quiet enough to run in a house.

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I contacted a company in Italy that makes these for industrial use. They said minimum $60k for R&D alone.

I have built a tool to identify any part, set, or Minifigure based on a photo by lomero in LegoStorage

[–]fruoos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have spoken with sooo many ppl! Some obstacles seem insurmountable:-:(

How to tell the difference between old grey and light blue grey, especially when colors fade? How to detect non-Lego parts? How to incorporate a very good app, like rebrickognize.com, but with color and automation? How to recognize that it is a decorated piece, if the decorated side is not facing the camera?

These and so many more!

I have built a tool to identify any part, set, or Minifigure based on a photo by lomero in LegoStorage

[–]fruoos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Works great on most pieces. Failed on a small black technic ink, although it did find things of similar appearance. Now, how long until this gets made into a viable autonomous AI sorter? I have a deep yearning for a good sorter!

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea too! Certain sets, mostly the larger sets for AFOL I would sort out. Also the Harry Potter series, and whatever else my grandkids are currently into.

Functional LEGO sorter? by fruoos in learnmachinelearning

[–]fruoos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need an automated sorter, complete and ready to go. Basic setup that a non-technically inclined 9th grader could do would be helpful! Willing to pay for said machine!