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Geekend: Robot Vs. Human SmackdownGeekend: Robot Vs. Human Smackdown
Who would win a fistfight between a man and a robot? Take a look at the evidence, and see if you agree with our conclusion.
David Wagner
July 25, 2014
3 Min Read
to compensate as wind, air resistance, spin, and air temperature act on the flight of the ball, not to mention deal with running over uneven ground, multiple surfaces, a changing eyeline as he leaps, and the force of hitting the wall.
But there's a robot designed by the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne that can make all of those calculations. It can catch better than a human. And it learns to get better. Each time you throw something at it, it uses cameras to calculate the trajectory. Even objects like half-full bottles with changing centers of gravity are no problem for it, once it has time to practice.
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