IFling can pick up ping-pong balls and throw them precisely

In general, it is not very practical, but a rather interesting robot was created by the efforts of specialists from the University of California, USA. This device uses the principles of its technical "fellow" Segway, plus is able to pick up from the floor and precisely throw balls for ping-pong. Actually, it may not be a toy, but quite a serious military device, tossing grenades as accurately as possible. For example, a robot can very quickly pick up a grenade thrown by the enemy, and throw it back. Hello enemies.

But, of course, the use of iFling is not limited only to the military sphere. This device, being enlarged, can be used for its intended purpose - to select, for example, balls for tennis, and give them to tennis players. The way that the robot is used to pick up the ball is quite simple.
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Now the developers are trying to bring the project to the level where two or more robots can interact with each other, picking up balls from the floor and throwing them over. But of course, the scope of use of the robot is much broader than just games. If you still remember about the robot hunters , you can get a very interesting system.

Another interesting feature of the iFling robot is that its body and some details are printed on a 3D printer, as indicated in one of the comments below. As you can see, developers are increasingly resorting to the use of such printers, and as a result, the work on creating the body and parts of various types of devices is facilitated. Plus, the cost of the device in this case can be much cheaper than if you create the case yourself, or order the case somewhere there ...