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Show HN: I built a universal robot renderer in the browser (mechaverse.dev)

10 points by victor_24 ↗ HN
I was trying to build a website for sharing robotics projects and realized the coolest way to visualize a robot is in 3D.

I could only find a few open-source projects that did this, but each was for a specific environment (think MJCF vs URDF vs USD) and some were damn hard to run. I know Next.js so I decided to merge them all and call it mechaverse.

I wanna fix bugs and make the viewers faster so please test it and break it.

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wit221
Very much needed, love the bike one. Can I download the models?
rjpro
Hi Victor — congrats on the launch. Two quick wins on the hero:

1) Compress to one outcome line (“Render URDF/MJCF/USD robots instantly in your browser”) + a mini proof strip. 2) Make the CTA specific and low-risk (e.g., “Open demo in 1 click — no signup”), with a 3-Q mini-FAQ beside it.

I can ship a 12–24h patch with 8–10 concrete fixes and paste-ready copy. €290.

If useful, reply “yes” and the primary goal for the page. I can start today. —Rudi

chfritz
This is cool. Any reason you used three.js directly from react instead of react-three?