Hacker News with Generative AI: LEGO

IBM open sources $300* fully-functional Lego microscope design (2020) (medium.com)
Frustrated that his lab’s microscope kept producing bad images, IBM scientist Yuksel Temiz decided to build one himself. So he turned to his childhood obsession: LEGO.
Open Source, Science, Microscopy, LEGO, DIY
6 points by Tomte 6 days ago | 0 comments
LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego (avalovelace1.github.io)
LegoGPT generates a LEGO structure from a user-provided text prompt in an end-to-end manner. Notably, our generated LEGO structure is physically stable and buildable.
Generative AI, LEGO, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science
596 points by nkko 15 days ago | 136 comments
LEGO Treadmill That Moves in Every Direction [video] (youtube.com)
LEGO, Robotics, DIY Projects, Video
25 points by Timothee 82 days ago | 2 comments
Photon Bricks: A Lego set for playful quantum explorations (nottingham.ac.uk)
Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Gravity Laboratory, alongside student LEGO enthusiasts, have developed unique LEGO-based interferometer kits to make quantum science more accessible and engaging.
Quantum Computing, Education, Science, LEGO, Physics
15 points by sohkamyung 91 days ago | 0 comments
BrickTracker – A self-hosted web app for tracking your Lego collection (baerentsen.space)
A web application for organizing and tracking LEGO sets, parts, and minifigures.
LEGO, Web Applications, Self-Hosted, Databases, Hobbies
5 points by ndsipa_pomu 145 days ago | 0 comments
RebrickNet – Lego Part Detector (rebrickable.com)
RebrickNet learns by looking at images of LEGO parts and discovering the features that make each part unique.
Machine Learning, LEGO, Computer Vision
107 points by wonger_ 209 days ago | 40 comments
Lando Norris driving a 1:1-scale Lego McLaren P1 at Silverstone (lego.com)
We wondered if it was possible to drive a 1:1-size LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™ around Silverstone. People said it couldn’t be done.
LEGO, Formula 1, Automotive, Engineering, Silverstone
20 points by Kovah 252 days ago | 6 comments