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MachinePix Weekly #27
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MachinePix Weekly #27

A logistics robot was this week's most popular post 📦🤖

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Jan 18, 2021
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Dust off your tools! Next week’s interview will feature Laura Kampf, maker-extraordinaire and the personality behind one of my favorite YouTube channels. Laura shows how you can get incredible results from scrap, and I watch her videos whenever I need inspiration to make progress on a side project.

The most popular post last week was a cool bit of warehouse logistics automation:

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SqUID warehouse logistics robot by Bionic Hive.
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January 12th 2021

9,116 Retweets60,457 Likes

I’m always looking for interesting people to interview, have anyone in mind?

—Kane


The Week in Review

I realized this title was a little confusing. The Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) is the name of the collection of 23 radio telescopes, which has been succeeded by the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)—hence the decommissioning.

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Decommissioning the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy.
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January 15th 2021

19 Retweets125 Likes

For the Fire Emblem fans: yes, Sylvain Gautier is actually his name. For everyone else, his other sculptural work is equally endearing.

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Wooden Migaloo 06 kinetic sculpture by Sylvain Gautier.
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January 14th 2021

5,671 Retweets22,771 Likes

Some commenters noted that the machine was pulled along manually by a rope, and wondered why it was not automated as well. I’m willing to believe this actually an optimal solution: the device operates in a messy environment, and the fewer parts that can break, the better. Complexity =/= utility.

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Pipe interior coater by MASTER Spraying Technology SRL.
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January 13th 2021

105 Retweets764 Likes

I wish I had a higher resolution video for this. Mammoet is a fascinating company that specializes in machines to move really large things.

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Mammoet Self-Propelled Modular Transporter moving parts of a ExxonMobil plastics manufacturing facility.
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January 12th 2021

59 Retweets417 Likes

Postscript

I discovered that Bandai has a line of scale models of mundane everyday things and I cannot get enough.

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Oh so you like scale models? Do you have a Bandai BEST HIT CHRONICLE 1:1 Cup Noodle model?
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January 11th 2021

1 Retweet22 Likes

If you enjoyed this newsletter, forward it to friends (or interesting enemies). I am always looking to connect with interesting people and learn about interesting machines—reach out!

—Kane

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