Re:LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego
by andrewchilds on Friday May 09, 2025 @10:51AM
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Meanwhile, Amazon is perfectly happy to sell/promote this "Boy and Tiger Adventure Blocks Set" which simultaneously rips off LEGO and Calvin & Hobbes: https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Rotatable-Compatible-Charac...
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Re:LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego
by Retric on Friday May 09, 2025 @11:15AM
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Ripping off Calvin and hobs sure but not Lego.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Page#Kiddicraft
LEGO is based off of earlier designs of interlocking bricks, they are well known because they got really good at affordability, high tolerances, and durability not because they invented the concept. Beyond that the original functional patents have long expired.