Could a Robot Pool arm/machine

[dr_dave]

The experiment I referred to was the so-called "Jacksonville Experiment" that I and several other fanatics worked on in 1998. We paid for it ourselves, although Clawson Cues shared the cost of the high-speed camera and provided the table and Iron Willie for us to play with for a week. Search for Jacksonville on this page: http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/BD_articles.html

FYI, additional information and article links for the Jacksonville project and supporting work can be found here:

http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/videos.html#Jacksonville​

Regards,
Dave

 

[fd_colorado]

LOL

While it may be interesting to discus a robotic player, I think you're missing a much more interesting application for the technology....

If you had 2 robots that could accurately set up a table, you would then be able to:

***Play any opponent anywhere in the world in real time.***

Imagine playing Efren in the Phillipines from your home in the States. Or from the robotic table at your local poolroom.

Not only could you play mano a mano, but you could have multiple robotically-equipped challengers playing their collective "best ball" against Efren, for example.

I'll let you guys figure out how this might be financially good for Efren, the pool room and the challengers.

 

[C.Milian]

I think Wikipedia would be a good place for you to start to fill in the holes in your physics education -- if you feels it's really necessary, which for most pool purposes it isn't.

The experiment I referred to was the so-called "Jacksonville Experiment" that I and several other fanatics worked on in 1998. We paid for it ourselves, although Clawson Cues shared the cost of the high-speed camera and provided the table and Iron Willie for us to play with for a week. Search for Jacksonville on this page: http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/BD_articles.html

That road is for the unaware who thinks they know it all but will never have the conceptual tools to make themselves happen. Thank you for the advice.

 

[fd_colorado]

Maybe, maybe not. But if it can program it to get me a beer from the fridge and give me a
hand job, I might consider shooting a game with it.

Bad Robot

Doc:
"What's in the bag?"

Blue Hog ridr:
"Doc, the dang robot thought my johnson was a bottle of beer. The twist off top is in the bag...can you help me?

 

[The Chinchilla]

this discussion makes me think about people at work who think they are irreplaceable and then get the sad wakeup call one day that everyone is replaceable.

Yes, I love this comment. Further, i've come to the conclusion that everybody is full of BS too. EVERYBODY. Yes, even me,

 

[RBLilly]

Try Mythbusters! they can tell you!