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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. Violates the purity of the sport by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Welly-wanging used to MEAN something, man!!!!

    -Eric

    --
    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  2. Microsoft Update by Red+Jesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, Microsoft announced the development of a robotic chair-thrower to be bundled with Windows Vista.