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valkery
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Thanks to the Germans, we have a robot that can catch a ball in each hand more than 80% of the time.


The ball-catching robot is the third one down. I think it is amazing that we are actually getting somewhere in the field of robotics, and that America should step up it's game.

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ragnaroka
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Perfect. Just perfect.
Not long now before they create the first Terminator.

Paarfam
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Not long now before they create the first Terminator.

We'll be extinct way before we would ever get a hold of technology to do that.
Highfire
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We'll be extinct way before we would ever get a hold of technology to do that.

Adaptive and learning robots have already been designed. Some bore the same programming but different behaviours due to different enviroments. Then again this is unreliable information since it came from a documentary explaining possible theories for sci-fi situations.

Even so they had footage, could it have been a lie? Easily, was it? I don't know.

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RegretExegersi
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Has anyone here heard of the Sony project QRIO? I don't know if it's still being worked on, but it could do that a few years ago. I'll put some youtube links or something. But you'd figure the Japanese would make something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0I4nr4u3A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69_2VaavxKk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD_qluCIz0E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlrDUV1e2k4&feature=related

Sadly I know I saw a video of it catching a ball but I can't seem to find that exact one.

ragnaroka
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Ball catching robots right?
I suddenly imagine those robots used in wars to catch bombs.
I have such a twisted mind.

ragnaroka
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I mean grenades.

Maverick4
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If there chucking the ball in the same spot that just happens to have the Robots claw in their, than thats kinda dumb.

But if they chuck the ball any which way, and the Robot can calculate and then adjust its claw to catch the ball, than thats awesome.

SO while Germany is busy catching balls, America is making UAVs, Nanobots in medicine, and Robots that can imitate conversation with a human being. Go Deuchtland!

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SO while Germany is busy catching balls, America is making UAVs, Nanobots in medicine, and Robots that can imitate conversation with a human being. Go Deuchtland!

Could you at least have the courtesy to post links to the things you mentioned? It sounds pretty interesting.
Riskae
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The answer to all of life's problems... Dolphin soldiers.

darknes4ever
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I just hope we dont start weaponizing robots. (NOT PORTAL RELATED...those turrets are funny though) Might not end well.

didn't do started already... like those robot battle machines (back on )
i like the robot football(soccer) so what about the german catching robots they are a bit old fash but maybe for catcher @ a baseball match
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