Perplexity's Computer rebuilds SpaceX 3D engine visualizer from a single YouTube video
AravSrinivas · x · 2026-11-05
Perplexity CEO Arav Srinivas shared an official demo of its "Computer" agent: from a YouTube video alone, it rebuilt Elon Musk's 2013 SpaceX 3D visualizer app, producing a 7,677-segment Three.js wireframe of the Merlin 1D engine that you can rotate with bare hands via webcam. The live demo and build breakdown are public.
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