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mk  ·  2250 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Freakishly Fast World of Robot Sumo

I like this better than watching people. I want a robot olympics. I want a robot long jump.





katakowsj  ·  2247 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Watching the robot recognize and blast a four by four block out of the ring in testing makes me wonder who has been the first fool to step into the ring and have his foot attacked. Or, worse, a guy that then falls down into the ring only have the robot go berserk trying to knock him out. Ouch.

HumpbackWhale89  ·  2241 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think that explains the referee's leg protections.

katakowsj  ·  2247 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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kleinbl00  ·  2250 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well and it's hella more satisfying than f'n Battlebots.

FirebrandRoaring  ·  2250 days ago  ·  link  ·  

inb4 chess AI vs. AI matches. "3.9 seconds per match" too slow.