German Robot Plays Pool | RobotShop Community

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Thomas Nierhoff, a masters student at the Technische Universität München (TUM) programmed a humanoid robot to play pool. Of course we have seen PR2 play pool in the past but this robot does not need any special accessories to hold the pool cue. As shown in the video below, the robot can be very ac

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/german-robot-plays-pool
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What is the purpose of this robot, besides the pool competition. Are you selling this type of robot? Are you selling the technology?

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@Jerry Kelly The robot is simply showing off the code which allows is to determine stick orientation, force required, deflection angles etc. We do not sell the robot itself, though we carry relevant parts.