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It’s been awhile since I’ve seen some robot technology catch my eye. The NuVation Robot (aka “Flexis AC Face-off”) got my attention today while skimming around on youtube. Nuvation won the People’s Choice Award for its Flexis AC Face-Off demonstration, which incorporated a robot using Freescale’s 32-bit ColdFire processor and Flexis AC microcontrollers. The robot played air hockey against human opponents using machine vision assistance from overhead cameras. I have to say, this robot works as advertised and is very impressive. Check out the video…

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One Response to “Robot Plays Air Hockey”
  1. That’s fantastic! The response time on anticipation of angles is very impressive (even if it’s not very good at return shots).

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