KUKA WiiBot Plays Tennis, Will Stab You

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 11 of April , 2008 at 3:53 am

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KUKA robot arms: great toy, or greatest toy ever? We’ve seen them programmed to write calligraphy, DJ, chuck flaming bowling balls at RVs, and fling people around. From back in the archives (before the existence of the BotJunkie archives, actually) comes this video of a KUKA robot modified to play tennis and wield a sword, all controlled with a Wiimote:

FYI, KUKA robots run in the mid five figs, although there is a used one on eBay right now for only $10k.

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