Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

TOKYO, Japan - A robotic arm throws a sidearm pitch, nimbly using its three fingers, during a demonstration in a University of Tokyo lab on July 23. The balls hurled by the robot pitcher were returned by a robot batter positioned 3.5 meters away.

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  • ILEA001135606
  • Registered date
  • 2009/7/23 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2009 Kyodo News
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  • 1889 × 924 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 295.52(KB)*
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