Comments on post “Autonomous Sit-to-Stand Desk”
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
Hi everyone! So happy to be back on ProductHunt :) Meet the new Autonomous Sit-to-Stand Desk. We've been working really hard in the last 9 months to make a lot of hardware/software/mechanical improvements, streamline our supply chain, and most importantly reduce our production expenses.
For only $299, you'll get a Premium Standing Desk with Grade-A Wood Tops, Heavyweight Industrial Steel Frame, Smart Memory Keypad, Dual Electric Motors that are super silent, smooth and powerful (350-pound load capacity).
We back all our products with 5-Year Warranty and 30-Day Trial.
Happy to answer any questions here!
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@duyhtq Cool to see this and the price has made it more affordable!
One weird question from me. When I was sitting at a standing desk recently, I kept accidentally pressing the button for it to move upwards... pretty annoying haha. Do you have anything in place to stop this?
What was the feedback from the previous desk? What did you implement?
Would you consider making a really cheap alternative like Oristand?
Wireless charging pad is pretty cool 🙈
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@bentossell Hey Ben, yep, super excited to make it more affordable for everyone!
There are a few different ways to "stop" the motion. For our entry model and Pro model, you simply hold the button to go up/down and release it to stop. If you use our memory pad, and press 1/2/3/4 to go up to one of your preset heights, and simply press either up or down to stop. Very intuitive UI :)
Now, for our AI model, you can stop in the iPhone app (and soon Apple Watch). You can also use voice commands to stop it.
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@bentossell We're actually very happy with the first release of the desk last year. We have a lot of repeated customers. The defective & return rate is super low. See some of our customer reviews here: https://www.autonomous.ai/customers
We've made a lot of improvements in the mechanical & electrical components. The control box is now smaller. The motor movement is a lot more silent and smooth (but still as fast and as powerful). We also extended our warranty from 2 years to 5 years!
As far as the wood top, we're now using better finishes, especially on the White and Black top. For the Walnut and Oak top, we're switching to Grade-A veneers only.
For the AI model, we'll be releasing our iOS / Android app this month, with a lot of new voice apps for the desks like calling Uber right from your desk with just one command "Call a taxi" or ordering lunch with one command like "Order my favorite pizza".
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@bentossell Oristand is super cool. I wish I thought of it :) I guess it all comes down to your personal choice. If you want a full standing desk as a valuable piece of furniture, then we're the obvious choice because of our product quality, customer service, warranty, shipping time, and everything else. If you want something more temporary, I think Oristand is an excellent choice!
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@duyhtq With the stopping movement I literally meant if there is a way to lock it so that accidentally pressing to go up/down won't work. Kind of like a child lock?
Yeah it is awesome but given your position and reputation in this market I was wondering if a more portable version like Oristand was in your roadmap at all,
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@bentossell Yep, we're working on an Autonomous Desk Mini :) The team has been testing it in the past few months. We need to fix a few things, but we hope to release it soon :) It still has most of the awesome features, just a smaller and more portable one :)
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@bentossell You know.. that's a really good idea (lock the memory pad). I don't know why it didn't come up before. None of our customers have asked this. We'll definitely add this to our feature roadmap! Much appreciated Ben!
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JB
@jay_bee12345 · Founder
@duyhtq
I love your product! and..
I have an idea..
I would love to see this technology in coffee shops!
Consider marketing it to such companies (Starbuck, Tim Horton's, etc..)
I hope you enjoyed reading! :)
Thanks!
Jaswinder Brar
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@jay_bee12345 i think that's a really great idea! do you know anyone at starbucks or tim horton's :)
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Seth
@sethlitwack
@duyhtq @bentossell sounds awesome! do you know the approx. price yet? do you have any preview pics?
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@sethlitwack @bentossell hey seth.. are you talking about the mini? if so, no pricing yet. we're still working on it :)
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JB
@jay_bee12345 · Founder
@duyhtq No unfortunately.. I do not.. Consider researching their existing store floor plans/layouts and have a designer fit your product into their existing floor plan/layout in an optimal manner.. and present this to corresponding coffee shops (Starbucks & Tim Horton's) in pursuit of reaching a deal.. Even if you had 1 installed per location that would be a big deal.. Anyways, best regards to the success of your venture. Thank you.
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yonatan doron
@jodoron · BizDev @ https://yes.no
@duyhtq Hey Duy,
I love your product, I really can't wait to have a standing desk affordable, seems like a reasonable price as well! I assume you have no plans to ship it to Israel anytime soon? If so, I could sure know people who would love to get a hold of this thing.
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@jodoron we ship all over the world :) we've been shipping to over 30 countries in the past year!
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yonatan doron
@jodoron · BizDev @ https://yes.no
@duyhtq Amazing, would love to hear about shipping costs to Israel, weather here or to my email jonathan@yes.no
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@jodoron @yes you can order online and select israel as the country at check out!
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Stefan Bielau
@stefanbielau · Managing Partner, Dynamo Partners
@duyhtq Great product, are you shipping to Poland?
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@stefanbielau YES :) We ship all over the world! Just select Poland at check out.
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Jonathan Cutrell
@jcutrell · Director of Technology, Whiteboard
@duyhtq I wish I would have known this was coming... I have had my Autonomous desk for less than a month, and bought it at the previous ProductHunt price ($476). Great desk, but now I wish I would have waited...
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@jcutrell hi jonathan, thanks for supporting us. either justin or angelica will reach out to you today to discuss. hope you're enjoying your desk!
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JB
@jay_bee12345 · Founder
@duyhtq Consider seeking people designing "Future Libraries" (both public and for educational institutions) and offer to integrate your product into their designs (even on a conceptual basis)! I am a student at the University of Calgary, in Alberta Canada and we have a New Technologies Library that features all of the latest educational technologies and I assume other post-secondary institutions all over the world are developing or have existing facilities of the same nature in regards to application of my idea for your product.. Thanks again..
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Sam Doshi
@samir_doshi · Co Founder @ Relayo.com
@duyhtq The price point on this is ridiculously inexpensive --- gonna sell like crazy out here in SF
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@samir_doshi thanks sam! we're trying to keep up with the demands! :)
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Sam Doshi
@samir_doshi · Co Founder @ Relayo.com
@duyhtq Telling you the standup motorized desk at our office changed the game for us
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@samir_doshi now you know where you will buy from when you have new people joining your teams :)
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Chuka Uchenna Ikokwu
@cikokwu · Founder & CEO, PINC
@duyhtq Are there different colors? In the images I see the two shades of brown; but how about black/white/clear/glass?
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Andy O'Dower
@odower · Head of Product @curiositydotcom
@duyhtq So I've purchased two of these now. The first was far superior quality to the one that just arrived at my door. Please help.
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@odower andy.. my apology about the late reply. i'm not checking PH daily. i'll have someone reach out to you right away.
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Vanessa Castañeda
@ohmyafly · metaverse settler
@duyhtq Hi there. Fantastic product! I was in the process of ordering one, but paused when I encountered a pricing irregularity. Here on PH and on the SmartDesk page, the price is listed at $299. I clicked through PH to the Smart Desk 2 product page, where the listed price is the same. But when I add it to my cart it's $349. Why?
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Duy Huynh
@duyhtq · Autonomous
@ohmyafly hi vanessa! our desk starts at $299. the desk pricing varies based on different options (i.e. bamboo and walnut tops are more premium materials and are a little more than a basic white top). email me at duy@autonomous.ai if you have an additional questions and happy to walk you thru the ordering process!
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Vanessa Castañeda
@ohmyafly · metaverse settler
@duyhtq @autonomous Oh /: ok
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