Robot Dominates Air Hockey, Adapts To Opponents' Playing Style 49
colinneagle writes "Researchers at Chiba University in Japan have developed a robot that could frustrate teenagers worldwide with its impressive air hockey skills. What's remarkable about this air hockey-playing robot, which is not the first of its kind, is that it can sense human opponents' playing styles and adapt to defend against them. The key is how the computer controlling the robot views its opponent — at a speed of 500 frames per second. From there, the robot uses a three-layer control system to determine motion control, when it should hit the puck, defend its goal or stay still, and a third that determines how it should react to its opponent's playing style."
Robotic Pong (Score:4, Funny)
It's only 41 years late...
Re:looks like it blocks if it would go to the hole (Score:5, Funny)
To loosely paraphrase: Any sufficiently advanced AI would be indistinguishable from cheating.
Re:looks like it blocks if it would go to the hole (Score:5, Funny)
The next challenge is a robot that drunkenly argues about the rules for three hours after just 10 minute of gameplay.
Re:Robot vs Robot! (Score:5, Funny)
3... 2... 1.. Fight!
(sound of crickets in the background: each of the robots waits the other's action to have something to react to).
Re:looks like it blocks if it would go to the hole (Score:5, Funny)