That's pretty cool - reminds me of "the luggage" from Terry Pratchett's books in table form (<a href="https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Luggage" rel="nofollow">https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Luggage</a>)
Meta: this was posted 2 weeks ago [1], with 50+ comments.<p>[1]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41491016">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41491016</a>
The creator used a genetic algorithm to design the optimal leg mechanism for smoothness.<p>The video is pretty cool:<p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=xKDY4yWxfJM&e" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/watch?v=xKDY4yWxfJM&e</a>
Movement looks like the movement from wind powered sculptures.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-NqWDH2qE&ab_channel=TheNewYorker" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-NqWDH2qE&ab_channel=TheNe...</a>
Interesting that it's made out of laminated bamboo. Often this kind of thing is plywood which is its own aesthetic but I think not as nice (and a nightmare if the plywood is big box store crap and not excellent quality). It's a great, dimensionally stable material but really a hassle to get hold of here in non-bulk quantities. I wanted some bamboo sheets for a knife rack and ended up buying table mats at retail and cutting them down.
great parking job<p>much more comprehensive write up from creator<p><a href="https://www.decarpentier.nl/carpentopod" rel="nofollow">https://www.decarpentier.nl/carpentopod</a>
That's really cool, I really appreciate how the legs are barely extending beyond the table itself. I wonder how much it could carry, whether it could also be a trunk (someone else already mentioned the Luggage), cabinet, or fridge. (The walk-ing fridge pun was already used in a beer advert)