# Michal Kovařík on Reddit (u/kovarex)

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Michal Kovařík: Creator of Factorio (kovarex).

- Reddit account: [u/kovarex](https://www.reddit.com/user/kovarex/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2017 r/factorio AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/6e6tkw/im_the_founder_of_factorio_kovarex_ama/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/factorio (742), r/baduk (29), r/AskReddit (19), r/ProgrammerHumor (13), r/broodwar (11), r/pcgaming (6)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2013 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorio

## Moments

### u/kovarex in r/factorio, May 30, 2017 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> What gave the idea of "two lanes" on conveyor belts?

> It was a coincidence. With the first version of belts that had no curves, things tended to stay on one part of the belt after corner. After some time, we started to use it, but to make it really useful, we had to make proper curved corners for that.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/6e6tkw/comment/di85gnk/ · 236 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/kovarex in r/factorio, May 30, 2017 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Can you explain the magic behind the transport belts? How are they able to function without electricity?

> Hamsters. In the next major update, you will have to feed them.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/6e6tkw/comment/di8chz9/ · 611 points as of Nov 7, 2026