"Throwing out the FIRST Pitch" August 30th

[Laaba 80]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Forgive my ignorance of baseball, but is this part of the game televised?

The opening pitches are usually not shown live unless it is someone important, like the president. Recently, ESPN has been showing a lot of impressive, or pathetic first pitches on highlights.

How accurate does it pitch? Get a little more velocity out of it, and it might just get a contract from the Chicago Cubs

[Chris Fultz]

Right now we are pitching fast and straight and about 50 MPH.

We have slowed everything down so the CIMs are running about 45% speed to get to this level so that the pitch will be catchable for this. Usually the team mascot, in uniform, catches these pitches.

At 75-80% speed, we are probably pitching in the 70 - 80 MPH range. Those pitches look cool but could be damaging during the opening pitch period!

[staplemonx]

Check out this baseball pitching robot with articulated wrist action.
http://www.atomicrobotics.com/2011/0...-phillys-game/

[Chris Fultz]

Well - it worked!

The robot performed as needed. The pitch was right across the plate and about 45 MPH.

The robot, named "Lefty Circuits", threw the pitch and then drove off the field. We had great news coverage and a good crowd at the event, so hopefully a lot more peole now know about FIRST in central Indiana.

We are trying to get some good video from the news stations and will get some photos linked soon.

We went to the pitching game at the ball park and the robot pitch was clocked about 76 MPH at full speed.

(EDIT TO ADD LINK TO CHANNEL 8 VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/user/wish#p/u/1/TqQ9uFmTyDI

(EDIT TO ADD LINK TO FOX 59 VIDEO)
http://www.fox59.com/videobeta/cd9c8...-Victory-Field

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Well - it worked!

The robot performed as needed. The pitch was right across the plate and about 45 MPH.

The robot, named "Lefty Circuits", threw the pitch and then drove off the field. We had great news coverage and a good crowd at the event, so hopefully a lot more peole now know about FIRST in central Indiana.

We are trying to get some good video from the news stations and will get some photos linked soon.

We went to the pitching game at the ball park and the robot pitch was clocked about 76 MPH at full speed.

(EDIT TO ADD LINK TO CHANNEL 8 VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/user/wish#p/u/1/TqQ9uFmTyDI

(EDIT TO ADD LINK TO FOX 59 VIDEO)
http://www.fox59.com/videobeta/cd9c8...-Victory-Field

Congrats to Cyber Blue! Wish I could have gone to the game.

[Chris Fultz]

Here is the video and announcement from the Indians YouTube page.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMv3Rh6CC8