Claude Opus designs a working toy Port of Oakland crane

IMordatch · x · 2026-11-03

Meta researcher IMordatch had Claude Opus design a real, working mechanical crane for his toddler: three hand cranks and belts drive it, and a spring claw picks up toys. The design was actually built and works, showing AI moving into real-world mechanical design.

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