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Arm Wrestling Robots Beaten By A Teenage Girl

Posted by timothy on from the where-can-I-have-this-done-to-me dept.

fembots writes "Despite her lack of strength, training and technique, a 17-year-old girl has bested three robot arm wrestlers in a contest attempted to encourage the development of polymer-based artificial muscles, which can change shape when activated either electrically or with chemicals."

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  1. Brief bio. & mughsot of Panna Felsen... by antdude · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Click here. She's not bad looking. ;)

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  2. From the article by RaguMS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Panna, a self-confessed wimp, was chosen to represent humanity."

    Wonderful. It doesn't sound like they expected it to be much of a contest. They should make the robot arms fight each other first until they get good enough to beat a self-confessed wimp. Then, maybe they won't be wasting everyone's time.

  3. robot girls... by revery · · Score: 1, Insightful

    a 17-year-old girl called Panna Felsen

    called? is the girl a robot as well?

    whatever happened to named?

  4. Re:Here's more about the girl by Stephen+Samuel · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Nice face, but you cant see her, uhm, arms.
    Seriously though:
    What was once training ground during her eight-year competitive swimming regimen ....
    (bio)

    I doubt that she's as much of a wimp as she professes to be.

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  5. Didn't they test the bots first? by PxM · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I would think that the people designing the bots would test them first. Or did the bots beat all of the designers in arm wrestling? If they did, I wouldn't be too suprised.

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