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Article #844Re: Info wanted; robot pool player
From: The Polymath
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 1990 16:14
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 1990 16:14
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In article <12247@life.ai.mit.edu> awm@ai.mit.edu (Andrew W. Moore) writes:
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}About 2 years ago on British TV I think I remember seeing a robot
}playing snooker (a game like Pool) against a human professional
}(the robot lost). I'd be very grateful if anyone can tell me anything
}about this project or even confirm that I'm not imagining it.
You're not imagining it, though I saw it somewhat more than two years ago.
As I recall, the robot lost because the human player knew how to put spin
(aka English) on the ball for various special conditions while the robot
could only do simple vector calculations.
--
The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, M.A., CDP, aka: hollombe@ttidca.tti.com)
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