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Robotic Wellington Boot Thrower

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the too-much-time-on-feet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A long established "sport" in the UK is that of welly wanging or seeing how far you can throw a wellington boot. Scientists at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth have built a robotic arm to perform this task, using an engine from a concrete mixer, and a gearbox from a Citroen along with several computers."

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  1. You Killed Linguo! by organgtool · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Scientists at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth have built a More details and a video at robotic arm to perform this task, using an engine from a concrete mixer, and a gearbox from a Citroen along with several computers.


    "Error overload. Linguo will die now!"

    Go ahead and mod me offtopic - I just can't pass up using a good Simpsons quote.
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