Fighting Android Sparring Partner!

[Andrew Green]

http://engadget.com/2005/12/30/the-fighting-android-fa1-sdts-boxing-sparring-partner/

Enter the Fighting Android FA1 from Self Defense Technologies, a robot that can jab, hook, and cross, but still keep the violence to a minimum with adjustable difficulty levels. The FA1 can also dodge your punches with "human-like" movements

And Christmas is over!

 

[DeLamar.J]

Wow!

I can see the law suits now.

 

[AdrenalineJunky]

Dear. . .sweet. . .jesus.

 

[green meanie]

Wow. That's just... wow. I don't know if I should be happy or scared that we're coming up with stuff like this.

 

[rziriak]

http://engadget.com/2005/12/30/the-fighting-android-fa1-sdts-boxing-sparring-partner/



And Christmas is over!

Actuall, if a school purchased one of these, the release of liability forms we all should be signing would help avoid law suits. If the system is life like and responds and actually "learned" it could be a valuable tool for those who don't have enough assistant teachers. It certainly seems this is the future of MA. The military is using AI, artificial intelligence, in combat simulations...why not MA?

This is very interesting.

 

[jdinca]

We actually have one of those. We use it for kids party demonstrations. We call it the "Karateomatic". Made out of a referigerator box with doors and signs that say "push here". Don't push the one at groin level....

On the plus side, your training partner could never flake out on you.