Castrol Developing World’s Fastest Kicker Robot

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 4 of September , 2009 at 1:30 am

Castrol, one of the sponsors of FIFA World Cup, has decided that it would be kinda cool to develop the world’s fastest kicker robot, capable of kicking soccer balls at over 200 kph, or about 125 mph. The robot, called Ichi-GO, will be powered by an engine (lubricated with you know what) that drives a flywheel attached to a steel kicking leg, and the final concept is, apparently, for the whole thing to be movable so that it can take corners as well as PKs.

Just by way of comparison, the fastest/hardest kick ever recorded was 114 mph, by David Hirst playing for Arsenal in 1996. Typical really damn fast kicks travel at more like 80 or 90 mph, so a 125 mph kick is something that, it’s safe to say, isn’t going to care in the least whether or not you have your hand over your crotch.

[ Castrol Ichi-GO ]

Thanks Takahiko Wada!

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