Dynamic Manipulation Breakthrough: HouseBots Now Throw, Catch, and Even Play Ball With Humans

Researchers have unveiled a low-impedance robotic platform built specifically to study how machines can interact with fast-moving objects in highly dynamic environments. The result is one of the most impressive demonstrations of real-time robot coordination to date: two robots playing catch, taking batting practice, and even teaming up with humans to pass objects back and forth with remarkable speed and precision.