Wii industrial robot arm!

[jesta]

This is quite an old story, but I just loved the title...

"How to build a sword-wielding, tennis-playing, WiiMote-controlled, friendly robot...

The idea was to take one industrial robot, add a laptop talking to a WiiMote, strap on a tennis racket, have it follow the swings that the user makes, and do it all in a few hours on a Saturday so we could get back to our busy schedules. Of course we had to put on a sword too, and if there was time, maybe an Airsoft gun. Also, we wanted it to fight people, but you can’t have everything."

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Wiibot video

I want a job like these guys!!

 

[Khrysos]

Hahaha

I want a job like these guys!!

 

[Ryano]

Yeah I think I remember seeing that a while back, It's still pretty funny though. xD

 

[Zigurat]

haha this is awsome!

 

[GerardZero]

Looks Cool But I Don't Know If It Has Any Purpose At All?
What's The Point Of Making Somthing Like That
It's Cool But Ussles

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Looks Cool But I Don't Know If It Has Any Purpose At All?
What's The Point Of Making Somthing Like That
It's Cool But Ussles
But How Can you Make Such A Arm?

 

[Mario]

Looks Cool But I Don't Know If It Has Any Purpose At All?
What's The Point Of Making Somthing Like That
It's Cool But Ussles

Please try not to double post

 

[Gdog]

nice, but does it hav any purpose?