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Re: Anybody want to invest in my idea?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:08:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Adrian Drake <tremor@apk.net> writes:
> > Here's the concept. Take a warehouse and install a sorting machine • there,
> > one that can sort by weight, size, and color. Match it with a piece
> > database and fuzzy matching software. What you end up with is this: You
> > dump a bunch of pieces into the hopper. The machine then sorts each
> > individual piece out, counts it, individually bags it, and labels each bag
> > with the count and parts database ref number. All you'd do is ship your
> > container of loose lego (we would even process unopened sets for you) and
> > we'd send you a box of sorted, labelled lego bags.
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> What, no disassembly of partially assembled chunks of brick? So have you
> started designing the machine yet? :) Will weight and size be sufficient to
> sort the parts? I think designing a sorting machine for Eric Harshbarger
> (or for your own sculptural endeavors) would be easier than designing a
> sorter for the general LEGO (ab)user. Otherwise, the sheer amount of bins
> for different parts would be overwhelming.
> --Bram
What the 6000 different elements would be too much? Yeah, you're probably
right. Once I get the investment capital, then I'll start worrying about
the details :)
Adrian
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| (...) Actually, I don't think you need one bin per part type. You don't need to bag the entire load simultaneously. I would envision a chute you dump the parts into. The parts go into Bin A. Bin A then dumps the parts into the sorter. The first (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) there, (...) What, no disassembly of partially assembled chunks of brick? So have you started designing the machine yet? :) Will weight and size be sufficient to sort the parts? I think designing a sorting machine for Eric Harshbarger (or for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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