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  steveridout
  Even if you don't feel like reading the whole article, do yourself a favor and skip down to the video of the final product at the very end. It's delightful and put a big smile on my face. The fact that all the modern technology is hidden inside leaving only the wooden structure visible makes it magical, like something from Harry Potter.
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  pugio
  This reminds me of "The Luggage" from the Discworld (Rincewind) books by Terry Pratchett. I never expected to see a real-world version. Way cool!
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  abraae
  No need for the classic HN "but why" question.The video of the table obediently delivering a beer and bowl of snacks to the owner says it all.
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  uranium
  This is beautiful; the motion of the legs reminds me of some giant scuttling insect. I'd love to have a coffee table like that. I wouldn't even want the motor, actually. It looks like you can just push it and have it walk smoothly, as if pushing a table with fixed-orientation wheels.
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  ipsum2
  Someone named de Carpentier doing a neat wood-working project. How fitting.
• liendolucas
  Some people are just so creative... It stole me a good laugh seeing the Carpentopod facilitating beer and chips to its master only to park politely (but not silently!) side to its less capable static fellow. I want to see more of these fantastic creations!
• vismit2000
  Reminds of strandbeest by Theo Jansen: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41347016 (recently on HN)
• wonderwonder
  This brought a legitimate smile to my face. Well done on this. Gives off a real bio-mechanism vibe.
• throwthrowuknow
  I need to make this but as a chest and glue little fake feet to the legs.
• stronglikedan
  Oh, cool! A remote controlled strandbeest!
• Svoka
  I believe I just added first item to my new "retirement hobby projects" list
• entropicdrifter
  I can't wait for someone to make a 3d-printable version of this. I would totally print out a 20cm tall version of this to use as a food serving platform on my dinner table!
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  ziofill
  Is there a place where one can buy pre-built leg parts or even pre-assembled legs? That seems like the most difficult part, then attaching them onto stuff I can do too.
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  iseanstevens
  Absolutely wonderful to see in motion. Things like this brought to life are one of the Most exciting uses of AI to me.
• glitchc
  This is brilliant stuff. I don't have the tools to build one, but would love to buy one.
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  NotAnOtter
  This sounded very stupid and just a rip off of other projects at first.By the end of the article I was impressed.
• aught
  Wonderful! Reminds me of the luggage from Terry Pratchett
• dude-800
  Where can I buy one?
• yungporko
  i desperately want one.
• bubblebeard
  Holy crap, this guy made the future
• mharig
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  prmph
  What's wrong with just having a table that rolls? Why does it have to walk? Cool project though, but it sounds like a solution in search of a problem.