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Robot Catches High Speed Objects

Posted by Zonk on from the voom dept.

shpoffo writes "Engineers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have created a robot that can catch a ball moving faster than 186 miles per hour (300 kph) - more than 270 feet per second. It uses an array of photodetectors to directly control the three finger actuators - which can rotate 180 degrees in 0.1 seconds. It's only catching softballs at the moment, but operators are optimistic for it to soon catch other objects and grasp moving things. A video with odd sci-fi TV-series (coral cache) accents is available."

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  1. yeah but.... by Spoukie · · Score: 5, Funny

    can it catch a fly with chopsticks?

  2. Re:The robot is all thumbs. by Rick.C · · Score: 5, Funny
    It would be even nicer if it had an arm ...

    Well, since you're compiling a wish-list, let's not forget ... BREASTS!!

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