Skiing robot built in Japan

[WJenness]

According to the article, they have built it to try and look for potential improvements in technique...

http://www.physorg.com/news167303297.html

-w

 

[bigbog]

Human Instructors in the US..!

The days, at US mountains owned by corporate entities, are numbered for human instructors...as staff...y/n!?
*...But on the good news side, the flesh in blood can now maybe become 100% Consultant....y/n?

 

[mondeo]

The days, at US mountains owned by corporate entities, are numbered for human instructors...as staff...y/n!?
*...But on the good news side, the flesh in blood can now maybe become 100% Consultant....y/n?

I think in general, robots will soon turn sentient and rise up against humanity in what will become an epic battle between man and machine, until we are saved by a certain elected official of California.

 

[hiroto]

I found an essay written by the student who originally started the project.

He joined the ski racing team at the university although he had only skied once while in high school. He was hardly competitive against other skiers who have been skiing since younger age, but at the end of 3rd season, he came up with a technique to ski better.

To demonstrate his skiing technique works, he chose to build skiing robot as his graduate project based on his theory. The essay is in Japanese but there are links to a couple of short videos of the robot skiing.

Essay
http://www.jilm.or.jp/essay/essay35.html

Videos
http://www.jilm.or.jp/essay/rob_1.avi
http://www.jilm.or.jp/essay/rob_2.avi

 

[legalskier]

The days, at US mountains owned by corporate entities, are numbered for human instructors.

As Senior Instructor of the Big Bog Driving School, would you welcome a robotic driving instructor too?


:wink:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

If I see one of those robots on the slopes..I'm gonna jib on it and smash the thing to pieces..it's enough to have to share the slopes with snowboarders but I draw the line at robots..

 

[OldSnowboarderME]

If I see one of those robots on the slopes..I'm gonna jib on it and smash the thing to pieces..it's enough to have to share the slopes with snowboarders but I draw the line at robots..

Your worst nightmare..Robot Patrolers at Blue.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Your worst nightmare..Robot Patrolers at Blue.

They'd have a hell of alot more personality than the current ones..

 

[wa-loaf]

But can it ski moguls?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

But can it ski moguls?

I'm guessing only seeded ones

 

[bigbog]

..;-)

Your worst nightmare..Robot Patrolers at Blue.

;-)...Was initially just a pessimistic shot at Mgmnt...however maybe stationary robotic Patrollers ..scanning speeders' passes/tickets during "peak" hours could help......maybe...y/n?



*EDIT:...think I was in need of coffee this afternoon!..;-) Flesh in blood Patrollers do all this very well....

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

robot lift operators wouldn't be so bad. maybe they'd actually tilt the seat a little bit to keep it from hitting my calf (like they're supposed to).