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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. Re:and this is why... by ObligatoryUserName · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We didn't even steal the concept of rounders and turn it into baseball. Baseball really is a British invention. The idea that it is American (and "America's past-time") was just a marketing ploy by Spalding to sell althletic equipment.

    Wikipedia has a nice article on The Origin of Baseball.