Sports

World Cup Update: USA Beats Japan!

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The crowd yells, “U-S-A… U-S-A”, but it is not Abby Wambach on the field playing Japan, its Abby Wam-BOT!  This past week in Istanbul, we saw a glimpse of the future of robotic soccer.  The world’s most popular sport is experiencing the greatest advancement since its founding in 1004 BCE in Japan.   RoboCup is a worldwide research effort to bring about robotic … Read more

Is Maria Sharapova A Robot?

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You bet.   No other sport has been so affected by Robotics as Tennis.  Sharapova is the ultimate player poised to win her second Wimbledon, but could not do it without her balls… Since the 1990s, Tennis underwent a major transformation with new racket technology, training techniques and ball speed.  In walks S.A.M. the “Sports Action Machine” which … Read more