Your Next Foosball Opponent Might Be a Robot

Robots beating humans in games has become pretty common these days. There's chess, of course, and now the ancient and complex game of Go. But mankind has always held the upper hand in the game that separates the older frat brothers from the younger frat brothers, foosball. Students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a robot meant to challenge humans at the miniature indoor soccer game. "This is already enough to beat the average player," said head researcher Christophe Salzmann in a statement.