Monday, January 28, 2008

Herry:A robot bowling ball thrower


United States Bowling Congress (USBC) has started a two-year study of bowling ball motion. USBC engineers have used a seven-foot tall robotic ball thrower nicknamed ‘Harry’ to test about 60 particle and reactive resin bowling balls in more than 150 tests. They’ve also used the ‘Super C.A.T.S.’ (Computer Aided Tracking System) to record the velocity of the bowling balls as they were rolled down the lane. The Super C.A.T.S. system is made up of 23 small electronic sensors installed on the lanes. USBC engineers will give their conclusions about the balls next month.

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