Chainsaw + robotic arm = art?

When I was offered the opportunity to beta test an upcoming robotic arm from Tormach, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. CNC chainsaws baybeeeeee. Aside from being fundamentally awesome, it is a very interesting software problem. Since I didn't have to build the arm I was able to focus the project and the video on the software challenges of making something like this work. Thank goodness I didn't have to build the arm because the software almost killed me. I can imagine all kinds of next steps for this creation like machining textures with the chainsaw or cutting topiaries. I hope you like it!

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[StuffMadeHere]

Hope you enjoy this robot as much as I do 🙂. A big thanks to everyone who helps to make these projects possible through their patreon support. If you'd like to help me make more projects like this (and get more behind the scenes content, an AWESOME discord, livestreams, etc) check out patreon.com/stuffmadehere

[noahroberts.]

"Fortunately I know a guy with a tree" God I wish I had these kinds of connections

[Insym]

You know you've made a good robot when it has a "kill radius"

[parthkhaladkar]

"I optimized it so hard that it didn't actually compute anything" legend

[laststand]

This channel is the epitome of "I could spend 2 weeks manually doing this, but I think I will spend 2 months automating it to showcase my brilliance."

[integza]

Thats the way: " Why buy one when I can do a much worse one for free."

[onlygamer]

“There’s a finite amount of ways to fail so eventually you’ll get it” best quote ever

[omfgitsbatman]

"When you have a bolt that's really stuck, you get way out here and snap your wrench in half"
Had me rolling.

[jameshancock]

2 tips for wood:

1. Use a carbide tipped chain
2. File the guards down. Lots of people that don’t do it for a living don’t realize you need to file the guards every 3 or so filings of the teeth otherwise they block the cut. The more you file, the more the teeth bite. Since you have a robot with lots of strength holding the saw, you can file them down way more than a human could hold back and have it cut well at all angles.

[ihugoaway]

One man doing the work of an entire team of engineers... As an engineering student, this guy is my inspiration and role model

[MCLooyverse]

"This is one of those ideas that's so bad it wraps back around to good." Buddy, that's your entire channel. It's great.

[Alex-xlxe]

"There's a finite number of ways to screw it up, so you'll eventually finish" is probably one of the best things I heard in my life. xD

[distracted_rogue]

Bro I love this man. He made a useless wood part just to explain a concept to us to make sure we were on the same page.

[fish]

This guy just made an entire slicer software for a highly advanced robot system. That is incredible. Well done

[LRNDIY]

With the amount of work you put into these videos, I can't believe you're able to do more than one a year! I'm a full time YouTuber and I'm in awe of effort that goes into these. 3D modeling, CNC, 3D Printing, Robotics engineering, more math than I've ever even heard of, welding, electrical, software engineering, etc., etc. You combine about 40 full time professions into every video! And I love the self deprecating humor too :) Keep up the amazing work!

[zeedause]

"there is a finite way to screw things up, so you will eventually finish" is great life advice, honestly.

[danielchin]

Computer scientists explaining gradient ascend: "imagine a ball on a curved surface"
Mr.s stuff explaining gradient ascend: *actually have a ball on a curved surface*

[toantruong]

I love how his third screen always has something fun to show off

[kirankokilepersaud]

I'm a PhD student. This guy could honestly write academic papers in several different fields if he wanted to. Just listening to him describe optimization algorithms and the trade-offs behind each really shows a level of intuition that inspires me to keep going whenever my code isn't working or my results aren't making sense. He doesn't stop trying until it works. That never giving up mindset is what inspires me more than anything else.

[dudebro]

“When you have a bolt that is really stuck you get way out here and snap your wrench.” Haha this line was great.