Robots Are Now Better Than You at Basketball I’m sure that those
of you who are really devoted to robotics know that robots being
better than you at sports is nothing new. But a new project from
the National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan is a bit of a
different beast. Rather than just mechanically making the same
shot at the same distance every time this unnamed robot works in
tandem with a second basketball hoop robot that moves after each
shot giving the throwing arm a new target. The robot then
dynamically adjusts its throw based on a stereo camera set up to
track the backboard of the basket and then uses that data to map
the basket in space. While this set-up may seem simple
researchers report the system is 99% accurate. The robot itself
is just a simple robotic arm but for its “performances” the
researchers who created it disguise the arm in a plush seal
outfit to create the illusion of an adorable sea creature
tossing basketballs with pinpoint accuracy. Like this? You might
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