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Friday, May 18, 2012
Juggling Robot: Does Tricks!!
Posted on 1:35 PM by Admin
Kids'
parties sometimes have entertainers geared at doing all sorts to keep
children occupied: magic tricks, juggling and so on. I don't know about
you, but I'd much rather have this awesome Japanese robot doing the entertainment at parties than the typical human act.
The folks over at Chinba University demonstrated how one of its hand-arm systems can juggle two balls at once--single-handedly and extremely fast--at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
The research is inspired by the way humans have the ability and skill
to juggle balls, and hopes to transfer this sort of talent to robots.
Due to how dexterous the robotic arm is, it can move in an almost
human-like manner, which aids its juggling ability. What makes the arm
even cooler is that it's rigged up to a high-speed vision system, which
allows it to plan for every catch and throw. When we say high-speed, by
the way, we're talking 500 frames per second.
Sadly there is a slight catch: Since it lacks a shoulder joint, the
robot can only manage about five cycles before it drops a ball. This is
because the robot can't get to a ball if it drifts slightly, either due
to the environment or the way the robot throws the ball in the first
place.
Of course, the researchers are looking into ways of improving the
juggle bot's technique with new ways of throwing the ball. They are also
hoping to add in more balls to the robot's act, and then other
complicated variants of juggling. Not bad for a metal arm!
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