Sure, we’ve created interactive pool tables and digitally assisted billiards , but isn’t it time we completely outsourced our pool-playing to brutally efficient robots? The Germans obviously think so, using this year’s International Conference on Robotics and Automation to debut a dual-armed poolbot in a position to make “easier” shots about 80 percent of the time. Those misses sound just like hustling to us, and in contrast to Willow Garage’s friendly PR2 robot , the German version has a suitably intimidating, industrial look. It also includes just a little a cheat, using an overhead camera to devise its shots. For the complete lowdown in this shark, check the video after the break.
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