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c/raspberrypi · by Grumpy404@lemmy.zip · 240d

Is it possible to build a robot to play games with?

This has been on my mind alot, but im pretty lonely and depressed to say, i have family members but they dont like what i enjoy like we cant relate to each other usually. I want to make a robot someday that you can play games with, like it can press keys on a keyboard and move a mouse, that type of stuff? The concept seems hard and pricey for someone like me.

Would something like this even be possible in real life? or is it just another dream?

Would it be cheating if im lonely? i feel like this could possibly help people such as myself or people who are disabled in some way.

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wizzor@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 240d

You seem to be talking about computer games, so I will say this:

  • The easiest way to do this is to forego the hardware altogether. Mouse movements and keyboard inputs are trivial to generate programmatically and grabbing the screen contents is easy too. Building a software that understands the objective of the game and can react accordingly is the hard part
  • If you wanted to do this outside the computer where the game runs you could emulate a HID device on another computer and forego the keyboard and mouse, but it would be only useful to avoid some anti cheat systems
  • It is certainly possible to also build a mechanical system too, but adide from being a fun challenge for an experienced mechatronics engineer, I don't see the point, especially if you are a beginner

In all of the above, start with the first one these solutions can be expanded to be more complex.

What games are you looking for that would benefit from this, that don't offer computer opponents?

bigxo@slutsocial.consent.party · 4 pts · 240d

@Grumpy404 Hey friend, maybe you can find a weekly group meetup of people who share an interest in something you like, that can be really really helpful, loneliness kinda needs real people ya know it needs some real connecting. Happy holidays and hugs

sepi@piefed.social · 0 pts · 240d

Can't be done. Science is to blame.