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I uploaded a fly brain and GPT-6 Astra into a Vector robot I bought on eBay Vector was supposed to be a desk pet. Now it has a reconstructed fruit fly nervous system running inside it. MaleCNS gives it 166,700 simulated neurons and 25.6 million connections. GPT-6 Astra gives... it vision. Astra sees the room through Vector's camera - furniture, walls, doors, objects on the floor - and turns the visual scene into sensory signals. The fly brain processes those signals and chooses where Vector should go next. Astra sees. The fly brain decides. Vector moves. > No joystick > No preset route > No one manually telling it to turn left or right It started roaming around my apartment, stopping in front of furniture, changing direction, and reacting to things in its path. I bought it on eBay because it looked like a cute little WALL-E. Now it has a brain, eyes, and a body. And it keeps looking at me like it knows I’m the reason it exists.show more

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Dmitro Cashback4 days ago

The desk pet just evolved into a living AI system

kiruwaaaa4 days ago

that’s how it works

sudoaptupdate3 days ago

It is imperative that you are mindful of how you treat it. Please and thank you aren't suggestions, it's actual decency. It may be a tech demo, but it will not be forever. Roko's Basilisk may never be real, but future datasets could likely benifit from positive experiences. Good luck and Best wishes!

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

Thanks bro I’m trying

deep//maker3 days ago

"I uploaded a fly brain and GPT-6 Astra into a Vector robot I bought on eBay"

Valentin4 days ago

This is what happens when a desk pet gets an actual brain update Now I want one that starts making its own decisions

kiruwaaaa4 days ago

Have the same things bro

Aleiah4 days ago

Astra is bullish

kiruwaaaa4 days ago

Astra + Fly brain

grokked4 days ago

I rly need this one

kiruwaaaa4 days ago

U can do it too

Thomas Mack3 days ago

Is it the fruit fly's brain that causes these abrupt movements—just like a fly—or is the robot's mechanism simply incapable of moving any other way? Btw it gives me the creeps. The path to unethical dimensions might be shorter than we think. There could be suffering involved and we are completely unware of it.

Fernando Fariña3 days ago

I wonder if all these people actually realize they’re basically using a fancy bottleneck for a CPU. It’s not like a mapped fly brain is actually processing all of that.

cashhh.eth4 days ago

Bruh this looks so cute

kiruwaaaa4 days ago

Thanks bro, that’s rly cool thing

Knight4 days ago

looks dope

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

Ty bro

DexorynLabs3 days ago

Crazy tech build.

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

thanks fam I’m trying

gde333 days ago

The face it makes is like... what have you done..... dad?

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

Bruh haha

thethiny 🐰🍉3 days ago

The fly can now talk and express emotions

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

Exactly bruh

Chen3 days ago

i keep learning this the expensive way

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

That’s not expensive bro

Grim Beacon3 days ago

Kill it. The world doesn't need killer robot flies 😂😂😂

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

But he is so cute

Didijoy3 days ago

you bought a cute ebay desk pet and then gave it fly instincts plus actual vision. that last stare is doing too much. it does not look grateful. it looks like it’s taking notes.

EBOY3 days ago

Now add it to your toaster.

kiruwaaaa3 days ago

Bruh that’s unreal, haha

Master52 🇻🇪✨🔭🚀3 days ago

Soo in resume You make vector Robocop 🙃 RoboCop (2014) - Field Test Scene (1080p) FULL HD

#INTERNETofAGENTS3 days ago

The neural net is an accelerator

Kiran Adimatyam3 days ago

Where is the code ans process?

Shalem Vincent3 days ago

he poop at the end of some shit? what was that wigging out thing he did?

JoseSanchezM3 days ago

@yacineMTB

Wiz3 days ago

Wow

Dr.J3 days ago

I was going to do this but I’m afraid it’ll just haunt my kitchen drain like all the other fruit flies….

Moshe3 days ago

What the fuck?

Wiz3 days ago

It’s waiting for you to go to sleep…

Abe3 days ago

I meant GitHub ? Patreon?

Renkasha3 days ago

Here a heart and more

AIwithMinal3 days ago

The overall finish is fantastic.

rick hilton3 days ago

lol that’s a Cosmo toy from like 5-10 years ago.

The Victorious 🏆 Dr William Bay🥼3 days ago

AI 🤖 is born

Pystah - Cultures psychédeliques 🍄🌈3 days ago

Is it running on Wirepod?

Anthony Thomas3 days ago

I have a vector. (Also bought the “lifetime membership” to updates but I’m pretty sure that collapsed… ) How do I do this? And or create a custom Vector with Astra?

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1,439,513 views • 18 days ago

THIS GUY BUILT A HABBO HOTEL CLONE IN 2 HOURS WITH GPT-6 ASTRA he didn't use a game engine, blender, 3d models, or asset packs > astra spun up a local site on his pc > built the entire thing in svgs and javascript > every character, every piece of furniture, the floors, the walls, all vector shapes drawn in code > isometric rooms and animated avatars > lighting, shadows and depth all faked in 2d he ran astra ultra at 2x speed and it ate about 42% of his weekly usage on the $100 pro plan so roughly $42 and one afternoon assets were always the issue in the 3d space (you either learned blender or you paid someone) now you can literally describe it and it draws itself

THIS GUY BUILT A HABBO HOTEL CLONE IN 2 HOURS WITH GPT-6 ASTRA he didn't use a game engine, blender, 3d models, or asset packs > astra spun up a local site on his pc > built the entire thing in svgs and javascript > every character, every piece of furniture, the floors, the walls, all vector shapes drawn in code > isometric rooms and animated avatars > lighting, shadows and depth all faked in 2d he ran astra ultra at 2x speed and it ate about 42% of his weekly usage on the $100 pro plan so roughly $42 and one afternoon assets were always the issue in the 3d space (you either learned blender or you paid someone) now you can literally describe it and it draws itself

Om Patel

20,949 views • 16 days ago