table tennis champion plays against KUKA, fastest robot in the world
man versus machine: the match between ping pong champion timo boll and agilus, KUKA's fastest industrial robot.
KUKA the duel: man vs machine
all images courtesy velvet mediendesign
with the engineers of KUKA ( keller und knappich augsburg) and the professional support of table tennis professionals, agilus – the world’s fastest robot – was programmed in order to withstand a match against table tennis champion timo boll, who sits ranked at number 5 in the world. the angles, strategies and probabilities of the match moves were all well elaborated in cooperation with the director, the opponent timo boll and with KUKA. filmed by matthias zentner and produced by velvet mediendesign, the commercial for robot manufacturer KUKA was conceived at the set of an abandoned sport hall in sofia, bulgaria.
video courtesy matthias zentner
timo boll, ranked number 5 in the world goes head to head with KUKA
the making of ‘the duel’
KUKA KR agilus, fastest robot on earth
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