TomasSep 10, 2024
Giliam de Carpentier
Enjoying the fruits of my labor now that I finished my 12-legged 'Carpentopod' table project. See
https://decarpentier.nl/carpentopod for project info. (Or come see it live at Maker Days Eindhoven this 14 & 15 Sept.)
Sep 9, 2024 at 7:39amWeb
Show threadGuus der KinderenSep 9, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Wow, this had strong Discworld vibes! https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Luggage
The Luggage

The Luggage is a fictional object that appears in several of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. It is a large chest made of Sapient Pearwood (a magical, intelligent plant which is nearly extinct, impervious to magic, and only grows in a few places outside the Agatean Empire, generally on sites of very old magic, such as Indian burial grounds and ancient monolithic sites). It can produce hundreds of little legs protruding from its underside and can move very fast if the need arises. It...

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Show threadSebastian HahnSep 10, 2024
@guusdk @decarpentier_nl Exactly!
Show threadMogoreSep 11, 2024
@guusdk @decarpentier_nl Yes ! Came here to mention Sir Pratchett
Show threadf♯ a♯ ∞Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl looks amazing! 🤩
Show threadFckSDSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl this is sooo good 🤩🤩🤩
Show threadSara Joy Sep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl oh my god. Make a chest version, and you've got The Luggage

#discworld

Show threadAngua Sep 10, 2024
@sarajw

But without the attitude.
That needs feet.

So glad I'm not the only one who thought of the Luggage when I saw it.
@decarpentier_nl
Show threadSara Joy Sep 10, 2024
@AnguaDelphine @decarpentier_nl I love the idea of rubbery feet being attached to the bottom of those but I suspect it wouldn't move so well 😅
Show threadJ. Steven York RESISTSSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl
I'm calling it! This is the most magnificent piece of furniture in the history of the world!
#makers #woodworking #furniture #robots #tables
Show threadTomasSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl This is absolutely amazing!
Show threadnach Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Wow ! that is totally amazing ! Congrats for all the work done in this project 👍
Show threadcoldclimateSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl absolutely amazing
Show threadcoldclimateSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl hang on, you've made 1 toot ever and this is it? You won.
Show threadMaeSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl holy, that's one photorealistic animation \j
Show threadWaltteriSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl 😍 oh this is gorgeous!
Show threadArthur van der HargSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Why am I thinking of a “walk-in fridge”? 😄 It’s marvellous!
Show threadFrance Augier (fr|en) 🇵🇸🇺🇦☭🏴Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl That would easier my housework so much!
Show threadMeercat ✅ 
Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Wonderful
Show thread🇪🇺 Paul Schoonhoven 🍋🍉Sep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl nice difference with Strandbeest!

I always wanted a Strandbeest, but this is 'practical'! 😂

Carpentopod - Side-by-side with Jansen's Strandbeest linkage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4qrjD_HK4E
(from your page, but shared for all. More on website😉)
@burger_jaap

#Carpentopod #Strandbeest

Carpentopod - Side-by-side with Jansen's Strandbeest linkage

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Show threadLauSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl OMG THIS IS GORGEOUS !!!!
So cute and lovely, I love your entiere woody place
Show threadFrançois Caron 🇨🇦Sep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl Reminds me of an episode of The Muppet Show. 😁

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nOtlvlnDWec

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Show threadNonya Bidniss 🥥🌴Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Genius!
Show threadYongganSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl This is so cool!
Show threadAnnette C. BoehmSep 10, 2024
yo, @Hasenpaar @ulukai @weefreeme ich glaub das braucht ihr (und ich auch) ;)
Show threadHasenpaarSep 10, 2024
@ferngirl @ulukai @weefreeme Ist auch nur "etwas" gruselig...
Show threadAnnette C. BoehmSep 10, 2024
@Hasenpaar ... und viel putzig
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl
I love it, thanks for posting: I had never heard of it. The world is now a better place 💖
Show threadNightyearSep 10, 2024
“I don't understand why the dog pees and hides every time the table comes into the room”
Show threadMazzoSep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl this is genius! only 2 motors 👀

looks super stable this table, even when walking around 👌  

🥰

Show threadFediThing Sep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl

Wonderful! 🤩 So funny and beautiful and clever all at the same time.

Show threadTesla ⚡ ☢️ 🇺🇦Sep 10, 2024

@decarpentier_nl that’s insane.

Note by madam : it should be able to climb the couch to bring the beer, ours is too large 😁

Show threadM0KHRSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Sapient pearwood?
Show threadPamelaSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl That is soooo cool!
Show threadAart JochemSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl great project, I love it! Can it follow you? A bit like #TerryPrachett ’s luggage?
Show threadRob EickmannSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl @hannah
Show threadEric EvansSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl this is equal parts awesome and unsettling!
Show threadTimSep 10, 2024
@jericevans @decarpentier_nl My thoughts exactly haha. This thing creeps me out, but I want one so bad.
Show threadQuo usque tandem-cykel📎Sep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl 👀 😍
Show threadGabriel PettierSep 10, 2024
@decarpentier_nl what a beautiful build, and nice explanations too! you made me look into cheap aliexpress CNCs 😆 , maybe some day!
Show threadneurocturnalSep 11, 2024
@decarpentier_nl omg this is crazy, genius and creepy at the same time. I love it and fear it. 😂
Show threadSimon BrookeSep 11, 2024

@decarpentier_nl Bravo!

Is this partly inspired by the Strandbeest project?

https://www.strandbeest.com/

Strandbeest

Show threadGiliam de CarpentierSep 11, 2024
@simon_brooke Thanks! The table uses its own evolved linkage and there are important differences between the two types, but Theo Jansen's incredibly majestic beasts have definitely been a source of inspiration to me as well!
Show threadWestern ExposureSep 11, 2024
@decarpentier_nl This is freakin' amazing.
Show threadDizzySep 11, 2024
@decarpentier_nl Creepy and incredibly cool at the same time :)
Show threadSci-Fi GirlSep 11, 2024

@decarpentier_nl

I absolutely love this!!! 😻😁👏

@AlsoPaisleyCat

Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀Sep 11, 2024
@decarpentier_nl
Witchcraft !
Show threadmadame poolhairSep 12, 2024
@decarpentier_nl omg what?! This is crazy 😧
Show threadFrancis 🏴‍☠️ GulottaSep 13, 2024
@decarpentier_nl it’s so quiet!
Show threaddatenwolfSep 13, 2024
@decarpentier_nl the only valid next step is to hook up this "luggage" to the houses burglar alarm and implement a intruder track and pursuit mode.
Show threadDitolSep 13, 2024

@decarpentier_nl

This is absolutely insane. In a good sense.

Show threadbladtmanSep 16, 2024
@decarpentier_nl
No way
Show threadBrendan (he/him)Sep 21, 2024

It’s perfectly reasonable to fly to the Netherlands to see a walking table, right?

Right?