A one-armed, three-wheeled robot called "PhillieBot" will throw out the ceremonial first pitch today before the Phillies play the Brewers on Science Day in Philadelphia.
The robot, designed by engineers at the University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Laboratory, consists of a Segway with a robotic arm and third wheel, a pneumatic cylinder to power the pitch and a computer brain to change velocity and trajectory.
The robot, designed by engineers at the University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Laboratory, consists of a Segway with a robotic arm and third wheel, a pneumatic cylinder to power the pitch and a computer brain to change velocity and trajectory.
UPDATE:
Philliebot was booed heavily by fans after his pitch was off target. Check out the footage below:
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