Ultra-Fast Robot Can Catch Objects Better Than Humans

A new robot is capable of reacting quickly and catching objects with complex shapes, like bottles and tennis rackets, in less than 5/100ths of a second. The robot arm measures about 1.5 meters long, has three joints and a hand with four fingers. It was programmed at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne  (LASA) and designed to test robotic solutions for capturing moving objects. read more

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