Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

TOKYO, Japan - A robot pitcher (L) throws a ball made of polyethylene to a robot batter (in foreground) during a face-off in a University of Tokyo laboratory on July 23.

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  • ILEA001135608
  • Registered date
  • 2009/7/23 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2009 Kyodo News
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  • 1346 × 1303 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
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  • 300.42(KB)*
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