Smart Arm-Wrestling Robot

Posted 25 Nov 2005 at 16:28 UTC by The Swirling Brain

An intelligent arm-wrestling robot named "Robo Arm-Wrestler", was unveiled to the public at the Future Tech Korea 2005 festival, held in COEX. The arm-wrestling robot was developed by Professor Chul-Goo Kang and his colleagues at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent System (IRIS) of Konkuk University. Robo Arm-Wrestler greets people when they are approaching by saying "Hello", "Nice to meet you", or "Please take a seat for a match", and so on. Robo Arm-Wrestler has some artifical intelligence which automatically adjusts its strength for the challenger and it also considers its competitor's attitude and reflects his will and tenacity in deciding who wins.

A related Robots.net article...

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Gender Troubles, posted 25 Nov 2005 at 18:03 UTC by dogsbody_d » (Master)

"...considers its competitor's attitude and reflects his will and tenacity in deciding who wins"

So I take it that this robot is only taking on blokes? Fair enough after the humiliation previously suffered...

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