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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue May 07, 2013 4:20 am ]
Post subject:  Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture

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ASSEMBLING flat-pack furniture can be a painful experience. Curses, misinterpreted instructions and "missing" components are all par for the course – if you're a human, that is. But harassed homeowners can take heart, thanks to a robotic duo that can assemble an Ikea coffee table, all by themselves, albeit rather slowly.

Faster than many I suspect.
Author:  forquare1 [ Tue May 07, 2013 5:27 am ]
Post subject:  Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
I really don't understand the flat pack frustration. I think of it as Lego only less playful.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue May 07, 2013 6:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
forquare1 wrote:
I really don't understand the flat pack frustration. I think of it as Lego only less playful.

Same here. I never needed the instructions to put anything together from IKEA. You only really need a picture to see what the end result should look like as a guide.
Author:  Fogmeister [ Tue May 07, 2013 6:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
The title slightly over plays what they can actually do.

They can build a single specific, very simple item of flat pack furniture.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue May 07, 2013 7:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
Fogmeister wrote:
The title slightly over plays what they can actually do.

They can build a single specific, very simple item of flat pack furniture.

True but I think that it is a start. As they are programable they could gradually be programmed to do the entire range. Then you could get the situation where by you buy your flat packs and a then you hire a bunch of robots to fix them together. then the only thing to do left is put them where you want and return the robots.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Tue May 07, 2013 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
Furniture has to be flat pack to fit up our stairs. (they turn twice)
I couldn't even fit a wardrobe up them when we moved in.
Author:  finlay666 [ Tue May 07, 2013 9:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
Amnesia10 wrote:
forquare1 wrote:
I really don't understand the flat pack frustration. I think of it as Lego only less playful.

Same here. I never needed the instructions to put anything together from IKEA. You only really need a picture to see what the end result should look like as a guide.


I only needed them on my chair to know which bolts to use at the front of the seat because they were different lenghts and both fit in the holes due to size + length
Author:  Spreadie [ Tue May 07, 2013 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
forquare1 wrote:
I really don't understand the flat pack frustration. I think of it as Lego only less playful.

Aw, don't say that. It diminishes my feeling of smug satisfaction on successfully completing a build :P :lol:

I was also very adept at programming my VCR, and I'm a dab hand at assembling toys at Christmas.

Once I master the hieroglyphs on my washing machine I'm going to apply for a job at Stargate Command.
Author:  leeds_manc [ Tue May 07, 2013 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
I bet they like watching John Wayne films when Rimmer's not looking.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue May 07, 2013 11:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
finlay666 wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
forquare1 wrote:
I really don't understand the flat pack frustration. I think of it as Lego only less playful.

Same here. I never needed the instructions to put anything together from IKEA. You only really need a picture to see what the end result should look like as a guide.


I only needed them on my chair to know which bolts to use at the front of the seat because they were different lengths and both fit in the holes due to size + length

I agree, but I never start screwing things together until I know where every screw goes for just that reason. It also helps to check that the screw is not too long for the position that you think it is for. Unscrewing it and starting again does not help it maintain rigidity.
Author:  big_D [ Wed May 08, 2013 3:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
With shot knees and a bad back, putting Ikea furniture together isn't hard, it is just incredibly painful...
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed May 08, 2013 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Ikea-bots build flat-pack furniture
big_D wrote:
With shot knees and a bad back, putting Ikea furniture together isn't hard, it is just incredibly painful...

So would you like to rent a pair of robots that could assemble for you? ;)


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