EARL vs. Barnes: Man vs. Machine

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Published by GrowtheSport at 10/19/2010 20:39 Like

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Chris Barnes takes on EARL - the Enhanced Automated Robotic Launcher - the new bowling robot at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington.

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wylde678, at 06/14/2013 03:38, says:
Barnes should be careful not to talk shit to EARL, he might end up being torn asunder by the machine once it becomes sentient.
Jason Belmonte, at 06/13/2013 08:17, says:
Cool
octopedred man, at 05/13/2013 15:52, says:
wouldnt there be a problem with the robots consistency? like if he rolls in the same spot the oil would get picked up then eventualy throw him off?
NipkowDisk, at 05/12/2013 20:29, says:
What type of ball track does EARL produce? High-track 3/4 roller? Full roller using a counterclockwise rotation upon release (which I think only a machine such as EARL may be able to do)?
TheROWDYRAVEN, at 04/27/2013 23:50, says:
Looks like GLaDOS found her new hobby.
Summer K, at 03/27/2013 00:01, says:
I love Chris
ratatouillez, at 02/26/2013 06:48, says:
Well, it did say in the video that Earl could not make adjustments on it's own. The engineers behind Earl had to manually make it move boards. However, it was able to repeat shots with 100% consistency.
ratatouillez, at 02/26/2013 06:39, says:
That's pretty sick. As for the top rated comments, the sarcastic one at least - you shouldn't neglect the fact that we cannot have everyone be a scientist, or a doctor, society doesn't work like that. Besides, being creative and solving new problems opens the door to new innovations. If you don't use your brain you're going to lose it.
walker brennan, at 02/19/2013 01:35, says:
its pretty cool to watch this, but a 209? wow, my grandma can do better
FlyCards7, at 02/18/2013 16:24, says:
I want to see a video of EARL bowling a whole game.
hisbassness, at 02/12/2013 06:27, says:
Of course I have. For Barnes, a human, 209 would be fine, if a little dissappointing. For a robot, capable of perfectly repeating a shot, bowling on it's own turf, only shooting 209 is pathetic. Assuming a clean game (since any open frames from the robot would be ridiculous), how many doubles is that? As I said, a little pathetic.
Andy Cockman, at 02/12/2013 06:38, says:
have you ever played on a professional sport shot? i doubt that with you saying a 209 is pathetic
Jordan Kappel, at 01/16/2013 18:52, says:
That'd be pretty freakin awesome to have an actual cannon that launches bowling balls and never touches the lanes. have the surface like a baseball so it can curve them in mid air. Thats the future of bowling. haha
spydergs07, at 01/07/2013 19:44, says:
ya because a mechanics professor knows about health and disease. Your a complete moron.
jwm239, at 01/07/2013 13:57, says:
...and I recall the simple ol' days of rolling the ball down a little plastic ramp.
hisbassness, at 12/30/2012 08:15, says:
209 is a little pathetic...
Buddy Roe, at 12/21/2012 04:22, says:
There is only ONE EARL!!!!!
UNCsnake, at 12/18/2012 00:16, says:
Yea no shit, Barnes is a fn machine.
burt baker, at 11/24/2012 03:40, says:
that is literally like asking a baseball player to come fresh into soccer and be better that messi
MrThinroyy, at 11/14/2012 02:44, says:
True...but the main purpose of EARL is to get better information about the balls themselves, such as how the surface and the weight block react on the lanes, depending on the axis tilt and other things like that. With the speed that EARL could throw, and the accuracy it has, it could've easily just launched it from the corner into high pocket and carried every time...but that wouldn't have been as fun, now would it?
Kaare Hattel, at 11/10/2012 21:13, says:
This certainly shows the actual meaning of sports: Human trying to become a machine
MONOPOLY35, at 11/04/2012 01:55, says:
If Earl was so accurate he should throw it straight. Straight bowlers need more accuracy, but Earl is very accurate. Throwing it straight puts the oil conditions out of play.
AvesomePictures, at 10/25/2012 19:20, says:
no!
Dixie Normous, at 10/25/2012 02:45, says:
They totally wouldn't notice the giant machine blocking their way of bowling ;P