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UR5 with Robotiq 85 Gripper: Object Grasping and Placement Simulation

https://github.com/leesweqq/ur5_grasp_object_pybullet
1•kyleliiii•2h ago

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kyleliiii•2h ago
This project simulates a UR5 robotic arm with a Robotiq 85 gripper, performing autonomous object grasping and placement tasks in the PyBullet environment. Using inverse kinematics (IK) for precise arm control and synchronized joint control for realistic gripper motion, the robot grasps cubes from random positions and places them on a tray.

Random Employee Searches to Resume at NASA HQ

https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/random-employee-searches-to-resume-at-nasa-hq/
1•rntn•5m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Consumer grade hardware AI sound / music generation models

1•utopman•6m ago•0 comments

The Transparency Paradox

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11186-025-09635-1
1•d4rkn0d3z•8m ago•1 comments

Texas AI centers use 463M gallons, residents asked to cut back on showers

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/texas-ai-centers-guzzle-463-million-gallons-now-residents-are-asked-to-cut-back-on-showers/ar-AA1Jx2zN
2•walterbell•8m ago•0 comments

Vikings grew barley in Greenland – climate was mild when they landed

https://www.sciencenordic.com/agriculture-archaeology-denmark/vikings-grew-barley-in-greenland/1447746
1•bilsbie•9m ago•0 comments

America's Development Boom Meets a Smelly Reality

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americas-development-boom-meets-a-smelly-reality-bd9272ff
1•impish9208•9m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Predict GPT-5 skills with a community AI benchmark

2•andrewxhill•9m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Byline CMS – A TypeScript-First, Open-Source Headless CMS

https://bylinecms.app
1•blue_waters•11m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Gomoku game in JavaScript (GitHub and live demo)

https://github.com/gkoos/gomoku
1•gkoos•12m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Git-jot – Git notes for branches

https://github.com/mtth/git-jot
1•mtth•13m ago•0 comments

Cursor's AI coding agent morphed 'into local shell' with one-line prompt attack

https://cyberscoop.com/cursor-ai-prompt-injection-attack-remote-code-privileges-aimlabs/
1•geox•13m ago•0 comments

Agentic Coding Things That Didn't Work

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/7/30/things-that-didnt-work/
2•Twixes•16m ago•0 comments

Cheerleading

https://notes.eatonphil.com/2025-05-26-cheerleading.html
3•Metalnem•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Local audio transcription and speaker ID for Apple Silicon

https://github.com/Vadiml1024/whisper-speech-to-text
1•vadiml•20m ago•0 comments

VSCode extension for syntax highlighting multi-line YAML strings

https://github.com/harrydowning/vscode-yaml-embedded-languages
2•moondev•22m ago•0 comments

The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome (1998)

https://hbr.org/1998/03/the-set-up-to-fail-syndrome
2•sugarpimpdorsey•24m ago•0 comments

JavaScript Haikus: My Adventures in Tiny Coding (2023) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV7Dmo277Rs
2•lioeters•26m ago•1 comments

Plague: A Newly Discovered Pam-Based Backdoor for Linux

https://www.nextron-systems.com/2025/08/01/plague-a-newly-discovered-pam-based-backdoor-for-linux/
2•eyberg•27m ago•1 comments

Accessing GPT-5 in Perplexity

https://twitter.com/konovenski/status/1951635206592495921
1•Gusarich•27m ago•0 comments

Current technology is not ready for proper alpha blending

https://blog.pkh.me/p/43-the-current-technology-is-not-ready-for-proper-blending.html
2•fanf2•27m ago•0 comments

The /o in Ruby regex stands for "oh the humanity "

https://jpcamara.com/2025/08/02/the-o-in-ruby-regex.html
3•todsacerdoti•32m ago•0 comments

Unikernel Guide: Build and Deploy Lightweight, Secure Apps

https://tallysolutions.com/technology/introduction-to-unikernel-2/
8•Bogdanp•33m ago•0 comments

Big update for Linkto: free database of SaaS backlink opportunities

https://lin-k.to
1•R4FKEN•35m ago•0 comments

The Rubik's Cube Perfect Scramble

https://www.solutionslookingforproblems.com/post/the-rubik-s-cube-perfect-scramble
6•notagoodidea•38m ago•1 comments

NASA tests innovative technique for super-cold fuel storage

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/cryogenic-fluid-management-cfm/stay-cool-nasa-tests-innovative-technique-for-super-cold-fuel-storage/
1•PaulHoule•40m ago•0 comments

Did Craigslist decimate newspapers? Legend meets reality.

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2025/did-craigslist-kill-newspapers-poynter-50/
2•thm•41m ago•1 comments

Super Set of Supernovae Suggests Dark Energy Surprise

https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/07/21/super-set-of-supernovae-suggests-dark-energy-surprise/
2•gmays•42m ago•0 comments

Zigzag Number Spiral - Closed Form Expression

https://susam.net/zigzag-number-spiral.html
2•susam•42m ago•0 comments

Iceberg, the Right Idea – The Wrong Spec – Part 2 of 2: The Spec

https://www.database-doctor.com/posts/iceberg-is-wrong-2.html
2•lsuresh•43m ago•0 comments

Department of Shit

https://x.com/deptofshit
21•regmish•44m ago•1 comments