Roboticists as the Last Homebrew Club: Building Deranged Form Factors for Joy
generativist · x · 2026-08-05
Reshared a commentary on robotics culture, arguing that today's roboticists are the last spiritual descendants of the Homebrew Computer Club.
They often pursue deranged form factors irrespective of utility or investor appetites. Their ultimate motivation is simply the sheer joy of building real-life Transformers.
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