A table tennis robot is basically a machine that feeds you balls on the table, attempting to simulate the balls you receive from a real opponent. The robot can shoot balls at you with a variety of speeds and spins, on a single or multiple locations on the table. Many will come with a net that catches the balls, and some can feed these back into the robot, for continuous operation.
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Hammacher Schlemmer now has the new Neato XV-11 Laser Guided Robotic Vacuum on sale for $399.95.
This is the only robotic vacuum that maps a room’s parameters and obstacles and cleans the entire floor in the most efficient, linear pattern. An onboard laser identifies walls, furniture, and doorways, creating a digital map the robot uses to confirm where it’s been, where it needs to go, and avoid obstacles that other robotic vacuums can only detect by impact. [Read the rest of this entry…]
