What's coming next (Patreon)

Imagine a pool table that is really smart. It knows where every ball is, where the cue is, and what the best shot to take is. If you combine that with a massively over engineered pool cue you can potentially do some really cool things.

I've been working on the cue for a while. It's finally mechanically working and the basic software is there. The tip can move with 6 controllable degrees of freedom which will allow me to precisely line up and take computer calculated shots. It's a bit larger than a standard cue, but given the amount of stuff I packed in there it still took a lot of effort to get it built and working. It may also have a large box on the other end and an umbilical and a gun trigger... But hey it's a proof of concept and mostly exists to demonstrate cool software stuff. This is what I'm working on now. For example what is the most optimal shot to take? How can you know that? This is a very neat set of geometric problems and will likely be the focus of the video. I don't want to go too in depth and spoil the video, but I thought you might enjoy seeing the concept and the cue with a living tip :)

Hopefully I'll have the video out around the end of the month after which I plan to focus on a project that is actually useful. As always thanks for the support!