Soccer players are generally such crybabies that we can understand why you’d want to replace them with robots, and sometimes that’s done with great success. We don’t think we’ll be seeing this latest player on the pitch anytime soon, though. It’s something of an exhibition robot, a creation sponsored by Castrol to beat the legendary leg of Cristiano Ronaldo, who can kick the ball at 130km/h. This bot from Castrol can top 200km/h, which is mighty impressive — until you see the size of it. We’re pretty sure we saw limos smaller than this out in Vegas, and we’re positive that even they are more useful than this thing. Still, check out the video after the break, and watch that plywood defender’s leg go flying.
Castrol builds freakishly large robot to kick a soccer ball, break legs of silhouette defenders originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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