Japanese Researchers Develop Air Hockey Robot

Posted on June 14, 2013

Japanese researchers at Chiba University's Namiki Lab have built an air hockey robot. Automaton reports that the robot was built using a Barrett four-axis robotic arm and a PC. Two high-speed cameras are used to help the robot keep track of the puck as it travels. This puts its human opponent at a disadvantage. The robot can also use data it collects in a Motion Pattern Histogram to learn your moves over time. Take a look:

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