Google Teaches Robot to Toss Bananas Better Than You Do

As anyone who's ever tried to learn how to throw something properly can attest to, it takes a lot of practice to be able to get it right. Once you have it down, though, it makes you much more efficient at a variety of weird tasks: Want to pass an orange ball through a hoop that's inconveniently far off of the ground? Want to knock some small sticks placed on top of large sticks with a ball? Want to move a telephone pole in Scotland? Most humans, unfortunately, aren't talented enough for the skills we've developed at throwing things for strange reasons to translate well to everyday practical tasks.