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i-SOBOT Takes Up Basketball (Video)
Okay, we've seen the tiny i-SOBOT robot take on a lot of tough challenges like karate, the 1 meter dash, lifting and carrying items, and even bringing its master a drink.
But, how would it do at the traditional Japanese sport of basketball? Can it dunk a shot?
Many thanks to 'Paxshikai' for this great i-SOBOT video.
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What type of sensors keep it from walking off the table?
Posted by: BlazeEagle | Dec 31, 2007 9:31:24 PM
The i-Sobot doesn't have any floor sensors; you can walk it right off the table if you want (it's remote-controlled).
What I wonder is how they got the ball to stick to the hand. Maybe it's a steel ball, and they glued or wedged a small magnet into the right hand? The ball looks plastic though, and I don't see a magnet, so maybe that's not it.
Posted by: Joe Strout | Jan 3, 2008 1:56:28 AM
"Hobbyists started the PC era, hobbyists with dial-up modems created BBS systems and started the internet era, and now robot hobbyists are creating the robotics era."
-Sinclair Donald
Senior Robotics Engineer





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