Robot's In The D - Article

[akoscielski3]

Here's an Article (http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20120817/NEWS01/120819544/kid-built-robot-to-throw-first-pitch-at-tiger-s-game) about the robot that willl be "throwing" the First pitch at Comerica Park.

I can't wait to see it in action, Unfortunately we won't be attending the event, so we'll have to wait for video after.

Great Job and Congrats to all who worked on this project. The FIRST world, and a lot of Tigers Fans and Blue Jay Fans (ex. Karthik) will be watching! :D

[JosephC]

I'm glad to see this is getting a ton of publicity, and I can't wait to see this thing in action tomorrow.

[johnr]

You guys got that thing locked down so that no one in the stands could take control, right? Nice going and good luck.

[GaryVoshol]

I heard a story on WWJ radio this morning too. (They've always been supportive of FIRST.)

[akoscielski3]

Here's a Second Article (http://www.freep.com/article/20120821/NEWS05/308210134/High-school-teams-combine-forces-for-baseball-pitching-robot?odyssey=nav%7Chead) with a picture of the actual robot :)

[Basel A]

Google News shows articles from Science 2.0 (http://www.science20.com/cool-links/cyber_young_high_school_students_robot_gets_throw_ first_pitch_tigers_game-93247), Scrape TV (http://scrapetv.com/News/newsbrief/sports/pages-1/Robot-to-throw-first-pitch-at-Detroit-Tigers-game-go-mad-kill-everyone-with-baseballs-2012-08-22.html), Hometown Life (http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120822/NEWS13/120821018/Robot-built-by-Novi-High-students-throw-first-pitch-Comerica-Park-tonight?odyssey=nav%7Chead), Desert Sun (http://www.mydesert.com/article/C4/20120821/NEWS05/308210134/High-school-teams-combine-forces-for-baseball-pitching-robot?odyssey=mod_sectionstories), Oakland Press (http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/22/news/local_news/doc503407577ca3a044179590.txt), and Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/08/22/student-built-robot-to-thrown-out-first-pitch-at-detroit-tigers-game/). There's also a CBS Local (http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/21/robot-to-throw-first-pitch-at-detroit-tigers-game/) article that some other articles reference.

[johnr]

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2012/08/21/cy-ber-young-robot-to-throw-first-pitch-at-detroit-tigers-game/#photo-367728
Photos, looks like practice. more photos after adds.

[Lil' Lavery]

Clarification/correction on this line in the article:

Two robots have thrown first pitches at Philadelphia Philly games but they were made by University of Pennsylvania students and one used the chassis of a Segway, said Eli Bayless, promotions director for the Detroit Tigers.

The Segway-based robot as indeed built by University of Pennsylvania students. The other, a HUBO, came from Drexel University's Autonomous Systems Laboratory.

[mschwab013]

Is there a video of this up yet? I'd love to see it!

[Basel A]

Haven't seen video yet, but The Detroit Free Press put up another article (freep.com/article/20120822/SPORTS02/120822076/detroit-tigers-jordyn-wieber-cyber-young), with a gametime picture. They described the pitch as a "44 MPH fastball low and outside." There was also an article from Wired (ow.ly/1m5MnO).

[jmiller48167]

Here is another aticlehttp://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/22/12/Cy-ber-Young-makes-Comerica-Park-debut/landing_tigers.html?blockID=779525&feedID=3593

[meaubry]

sorry, Jason beat me to it - found the same link on MSN home page

[GBK]

It was great to see this out on the field. It was also good to see the display set up in the stadium, with local robots showing their stuff with last years game. I was a little disappointed to find out that it was not actually televised live. It is also a little disappointing that the article is in such an obscure spot on the MSN page.
Thanks to the teams, students and mentors that made this happen.

[akoscielski3]

It was great to see this out on the field. It was also good to see the display set up in the stadium, with local robots showing their stuff with last years game. I was a little disappointed to find out that it was not actually televised live. It is also a little disappointing that the article is in such an obscure spot on the MSN page.
Thanks to the teams, students and mentors that made this happen.

I personally did not see it on TV, but one of the drivers from 2056 said he saw it on Sportsnet Connected. Wish we went now but oh well.

[Basel A]

Video is up on Fox Sports Detroit (http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/22/12/Cy-ber-Young-makes-Comerica-Park-debut/msn_landing.html?blockID=779525&feedID=3593), though Wieber is the featured one.

[Basel A]

Better video (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120822&content_id=37172888&vkey=news_mlb) straight from the MLB along with a very nice article. This may be the best, go-to link.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Nice job guys this is awesome! Great way to raise awareness for FIRST! how fast was the pitch clocked at?

[OliviaG]

Wow this is amazing!

[Ekcrbe]

Nice job guys this is awesome! Great way to raise awareness for FIRST! how fast was the pitch clocked at?

They said it would be 44 MPH, and I think it was right about that.

[fuzzy1718]

I was out to eat with a friend of mine and she noticed the game on. She didn't ask what the score was or what inning it was; she simply said "Oh crap I missed it... There was supposed to be a robot throwing the first pitch and I wanted to see it!"

She didn't know that I was involved in FIRST (or what it was at the time) and doesn't pay attention to the news or cared about anything school related. This is proof enough for me that the event had a HUGE impact.

While I don't know how much attention it got outside of SE Michigan, it definitely made an impact way larger than I personally expected here. Two thumbs way way up for 503 and everyone else who was involved with the event!!

Oh and it was shown twice during the game by FSD, but not live.

[amk]

They said it would be 44 MPH, and I think it was right about that.

Hey, FYI, at a local elementary school baseball field, the robot was clocked pitching a knuckleball at 108 mph!!!