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.