Retrieving robot is a fabulous fetcher

Chucking a ball skyward is childsplay in the robot world but getting a robot to grab an item lobbed any distance is a tricky affair, Catchbot has the skills however to bring back 75% of your throws.

The sensors on this machine stares at your ball as it flies into the air and makes its move, watching the ball curve into the air and making its predictions of the landing spot.

Standing in the landing zone almost immediately the Catchbot software predicts the route of the ball and stands still awaiting the incoming article.

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