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ABB Robots Katana Fight [video]
- ancientwisdom 9y ago(2013)
- rayuela 9y agoWow this sucked. Thought there'd be come cool ML or RL implementation here, but it's just two robotic arms moving two katanas in completely deterministic synchrony. Meh
- bitwize 9y agoYeah, I was hoping for more a "fight" and less a "dance", but this shows promise. Advanced robotic katana-handling algorithms will be necessary when the kaiju come for us.
- gexla 9y agoThis is probably more for showing off the sort of capabilities which are needed in a manufacturing environment rather than front-desk security (don't be chicken, get over here and fight!). That probably explains the disappointing ritual and lack of finishing moves. From the accounts I have read, sword fights generally had quick endings, so maybe a robotic fight which is realistic wouldn't be interesting to watch. Dungeons and Dragons players might get right away that the robot, like the undead, receive less damage from bladed weapons than they do from blunt weapons. But if these katanas are +1 or greater or silver, then maybe they'll do full damage anyways.
- kwhitefoot 9y agoImpressive lack of backlash in the beginning part where the swords are tip to tip. (I work for ABB but not in robotics)