Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...

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Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« on: June 10, 2011, 01:04:24 am »
Well...OK...nevermind.
Check out this really cool robot with great dexterity and a super vision / tracking /prediction system.

Rollin' Justin Robot Catches Balls Tossed in its Direction
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Re: Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 07:01:16 am »
looks cool as well.

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Re: Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2011, 08:05:23 am »
Impressive.  Isn't there a robot that hits baseballs too, I seem to remember that from a few years back.  They should get together  8)

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Re: Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2011, 10:42:58 am »
Baseball Batting Robot

I think this batting robot is able to hit due to a pitching maching being used,
that is, the baseball is being thrown at a relatively constant velocity and trajectory.

All the bot needs to do is swing the bat across the ball's path each time.

More impressive would be if the bot was equipped with visual sensors to determine
the speed, trajectory, distance, etc. of the ball. Still nice to watch.
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Re: Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2011, 11:04:04 am »
Just found this before leaving for work...

Not bad and it uses 'eye' sensors to locate the ball and swing accordingly.
Only time will improve these "substitute" players! ;)

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Re: Nice catch but let's see you catch two balls at once...
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2011, 12:32:50 pm »
Aha, yes that first one is the robot I remember.  Thanks for the videos.  Sooner or later they must get a team together.

 


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