And yes, of course the robot is supported on each side by Linux and C++ guides -- it just doesn't get any more perfectly geeky. See a video of the robot in action after the break.
[Via Engadget]
And yes, of course the robot is supported on each side by Linux and C++ guides -- it just doesn't get any more perfectly geeky. See a video of the robot in action after the break.
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (24)
Posted: Mar 30th 2007 7:04PM (Unverified) said
At first, I thought this thing threw balls in a way mimicking your wii throw.
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Posted: Mar 30th 2007 8:01PM (Unverified) said
This interestes me, as I was convinced that there was a random element to the physics of wii sports that disabled the formalation of a 'perfect strike' shot and would render this bot unusable.
MAn, I was wrong. I hate that.
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MAn, I was wrong. I hate that.
Posted: Mar 30th 2007 8:04PM JoshMilewski said
Matt Wagner (#7), yes, it does completely defeat the purpose of gaming, but if you look at it out of the context of gaming, it's a very cool machine.
But I do have to feel sorry for that Wii Remote. I'd feel pretty disturbed if I had a machine manipulating me like that.
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But I do have to feel sorry for that Wii Remote. I'd feel pretty disturbed if I had a machine manipulating me like that.
Posted: Mar 30th 2007 9:12PM (Unverified) said
imperfection is what makes us humans better than robots
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Posted: Mar 30th 2007 9:17PM Paul Gale Network said
This robot bowling a perfect 300 in Wii Sports may be able to do something that I never have, in real life or on Nintendo's latest machine, but can it do the WORM or MC Hammer's sidestepping dance after bowling a strike or picking up a spare? I don't think so. Heh, still, really cool and impressive video.
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Posted: Mar 30th 2007 9:42PM wigg1es said
if you want to argue its coolness out of the context, it still doesn't measure up. out of context as a machine that does something perfect everytime, its hardly original. as a piece of engineering, maybe... but i think more impressive machines have been built with legos, so i still don't like it.
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Posted: Mar 30th 2007 10:07PM JoshMilewski said
Ah, whatever. I find Bowling the hardest game in Wii Sports, so it impresses me to see a score of 300, even if it's by a robot. :P
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Posted: Mar 30th 2007 11:55PM (Unverified) said
I'm mostly just surprised by the consistency of the Wiimote. Cool idea, though.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2007 2:54AM (Unverified) said
As I said in that months-old post with the video of the Wii remote controlling that big robotic arm holding a tennis racket and a sword...
Oh crap, Nintendo was Skynet all along!
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Oh crap, Nintendo was Skynet all along!
Posted: Mar 31st 2007 7:28AM (Unverified) said
In response to the assertion that the physics aren't random, watch the pin action. Something different happens every throw. I'm not sure if it's randomization in the physics or randomization due to the inability to recreate the throw with complete perfection, but it's something.
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Posted: Mar 31st 2007 7:48AM mardigan71 said
@17: "Just shows how dumbed-down Wii sports is."
Ever watched professional bowling? It's just one strike after another, after another, after another. Talk about robots.
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Ever watched professional bowling? It's just one strike after another, after another, after another. Talk about robots.
Posted: Mar 31st 2007 1:52PM (Unverified) said
MikeG's right.
Oh crap, professional bowling was Skynet all along!
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Oh crap, professional bowling was Skynet all along!
Posted: Apr 3rd 2007 12:08AM (Unverified) said
Okay... it's been a few months since my g/f and I have played this but isn't each "Strike" after the third one in a row called a "Turkey"? And it displays "Turkey"? I know we've gotten several Strikes in a row and each one was a Turkey so why not on this one? Anyone else know what's going on?
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