[RaSoJo]

I don’t need automation to build LEGO sets — that’s the fun part, and I want to do it myself. What I need is automation after the build: to clean up, sort the bricks by color and shape, and store them properly.

I just wish scientists would start by solving problems that actually exist in the real world. There’s real value — and real money — in that.

[shagie]

Sorting 2 Metric Tons of Lego https://jacquesmattheij.com/sorting-two-metric-tons-of-lego/ (2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14226889

World’s first AI-powered LEGO sorting machine built with 10,000 LEGO bricks https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/12/06/this-fan-created-t... (2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21741834

[KurSix]

You're totally right: sometimes the real innovation isn't in making the fun parts easier, it's in making the boring parts disappear

[lee-rhapsody]

The issue with solving real-world problems is that it distracts from publishing, which is all scientists are taught to care about.

[joeyparsons]

came here to write this comment. clean up and sorting is the top problem in lego land.