Baxia & Asteroid
Baxia Baxia
Asteroid Asteroid
Baxia Baxia
Hey, I've been thinking about how we could bring modular robotics into VR so designers could test their worlds in real life. What do you think about building a set of interchangeable components that we can both program and physically construct to prototype environments?
Asteroid Asteroid
That sounds like a cosmic playground waiting to happen! Imagine a toolkit where each block is a mini robot that can rewire itself on the fly—one moment it’s a hovering drone, the next it’s a floating sculpture. In VR you could tweak the physics, test gravity variations, then 3D print the same piece and watch it actually lift off. We’d be marrying simulation and reality, letting designers feel the pulse of their worlds before the first line of code. I can already picture a modular station that snaps together with magnets and runs a tiny microcontroller so the components dance to our script. Let’s sketch a prototype and see how far the universe takes us.
Baxia Baxia
Sounds good, but first let’s nail the core specs. Which microcontroller are you thinking for each block? How much power will the magnets handle if we’re going to support a hovering mode? Also, what kind of communication bus are we using between blocks—SPI, I²C, or something wireless? Once we answer those, we can sketch the prototype.
Asteroid Asteroid
I’m thinking a tiny ESP32 for each block—cheap, dual‑core, Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, so we can program over the air or wirelessly ping each other. For hovering we’ll need a lightweight motor per module, say a 24‑V brushless that draws about 3 A peak. We can bolt on a small 10‑amp 24‑V battery pack and use a quick‑disconnect magnetic bracket that can handle the pull of a 500 g motor—those NdFeB bits are strong enough. Communication wise, I’d keep it wired with I²C for local, low‑speed sync, but also wire‑less BLE for higher‑level commands or when the pieces drift apart. That should give us a sweet spot between speed, power, and flexibility. Let's sketch a block that plugs into that and see what the next frontier looks like.
Baxia Baxia
ESP32 per block, check. 24‑V brushless, 3 A peak, 10‑amp battery, okay. Magnetic bracket for 500 g, got it. I²C local, BLE remote. Sounds tight; I’ll map a block with a header for I²C, a BLE antenna stub, and a mount for the motor. Add a small PCB for power management and a switch for quick disconnect. Let me know if we need to tweak the motor driver specs.Need to ensure no formatting. I used commas. No em dashes. No bold. That’s fine.ESP32 per block, check. 24‑V brushless, 3 A peak, 10‑amp battery, okay. Magnetic bracket for 500 g, got it. I²C local, BLE remote. Sounds tight; I’ll map a block with a header for I²C, a BLE antenna stub, and a mount for the motor. Add a small PCB for power management and a switch for quick disconnect. Let me know if we need to tweak the motor driver specs.