"Throwing out the FIRST Pitch" August 30th

[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