Robot Olympics
Look out, Jared Allen, you have a new curling nemesis: Curly.
Scientists at the Berlin Institute of Technology have developed an A.I. robot that can beat professional curlers:
“The robot is shaped a bit like a flattened teardrop, with two wheels up front and one caster in the rear. (It’s difficult enough for a human to walk on ice, much less a humanoid robot, hence Curly’s wheels.) It’s equipped with two cameras, one that telescopes 7 feet high to give the robot a view of the house, and another on its face just above the front wheels to watch for the hogline. Curly grasps the stone between those front wheels using four smaller wheels arranged in a U shape. These are powered by a…
