Comments on: Pool-Playing Robot http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ketanco http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/comment-page-1/#comment-1859874 ketanco Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:11:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/#comment-1859874 another new type of robot... It would be much nicer if the pool playing ability was incorporated to a humanoid robot like i.e. asimo. I believe that time approaches very fast. Recently I saw a lot of different kinds of robots like this one on the net. Just in the last few weeks, I was amazed to watch a super fast and precise robot hand, ball juggling robot, self assembling robot etc... You can also see more of these different robots at http://www.roboticmagazine.com/various.php another new type of robot…
It would be much nicer if the pool playing ability was incorporated to a humanoid robot like i.e. asimo. I believe that time approaches very fast.

Recently I saw a lot of different kinds of robots like this one on the net. Just in the last few weeks, I was amazed to watch a super fast and precise robot hand, ball juggling robot, self assembling robot etc… You can also see more of these different robots at http://www.roboticmagazine.com/various.php

]]> By: semi http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/comment-page-1/#comment-1859674 semi Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:03:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/#comment-1859674 Notice that for the robot's shots the balls are already preset on the table, similar in the way that you would set up the balls for a "trick" shot. I would like to have seen the robot shooting from a random assortment of balls after a break so we know that the placement of balls on the table was truly random, and that the robot had to analyze the best shot from several possible shots. Notice that for the robot’s shots the balls are already preset on the table, similar in the way that you would set up the balls for a “trick” shot. I would like to have seen the robot shooting from a random assortment of balls after a break so we know that the placement of balls on the table was truly random, and that the robot had to analyze the best shot from several possible shots.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/comment-page-1/#comment-1859498 Alex Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:36:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/#comment-1859498 What a great excuse to have a pool table in the lab! What a great excuse to have a pool table in the lab!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/comment-page-1/#comment-1859414 Kevin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:04:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/pool-playing-robot/#comment-1859414 I, for one, welcome our pool playing overlords. I, for one, welcome our pool playing overlords.

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