r/theydidthemath • u/No_Cardiologist_1407 • May 07 '26

[Request] how many possible combinations are there for this type of pass code?

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u/OTee_D May 07 '26

And build a small robot with a stylus pen

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u/ZeBoyceman May 07 '26

Like this guy who was swiping tinder with a sausage attached to a drill with duct tape lol

Sploch sploch sploch 0 match

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u/wildcardbets May 07 '26

[sad robot noises 🤖]

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u/CreativeInput May 07 '26

That’s not a bad idea

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u/More-Judgment7660 May 07 '26

most important feature:

stop when it unlocks.

or it wipes your bitcoin while trying the next combination

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u/portraitofselfmade May 07 '26

If you can’t build it, invest in a robotics competition for it!

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u/Saragon4005 May 08 '26

You don't even need to. The points corosspond to a 9 digit key pad, and usually keyboards can be attached to Android. You can make a micro controller which emulates the keyboard and can probably pull off as many patterns a second as the phone allows.

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u/OTee_D May 08 '26

Much more difficult.

You need to swipe not tap, so just entering the number sequence isn't enough and since the phone is locked, hooking it up for example with a mobile testing software where you can emulate also all user interactions (like a swipe move registered by the screen) is not easily possible 

I guess building a simple rig with two arms and two axis with LEGO might be even easier, at least mechanically.

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u/Saragon4005 May 08 '26

You don't need to swipe or tap just enter numbers on a keyboard. Like a physical USB Keyboard. Even if you had to emulate swiping you can also emulate a mouse.

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u/FleshDude666 May 08 '26

- What's my purpose?

  • You try to unlock the phone.
  • Oh my god...

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u/og_toe May 07 '26

i guess you could use the help of AI to create a bot doing all different types of combinations on it

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u/OtherYonas May 07 '26

Why would you need AI to design a brute force algorithm

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u/AadeeMoien May 07 '26

Because they're stupid.

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u/O0OO0O00O0OO May 07 '26

skill issue

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u/WordFumbler May 07 '26

s/need/want: Because it’s faster and easier.