One KUKA robot, one Settlers of Catan board game, and a group of determined professors and passionate students leads to a valuable education in the industries of tomorrow. It's possible to imagine that in the not-too-distant future robots playing board games against human opponents in real life will be relatively common, but for now that scenario is mostly restricted to imagination. That is, of course, unless you happen to look in a somewhat non-descript classroom hidden on the fourth floor of the Computer Science and Mathematics Department at the OTH Regensburg (Technical University of Applied Sciences) in Germany. In this classroom that very scenario is playing out day after day thanks to the efforts of several years of students and a group of determined professors – as well as one KUKA robot that stoically plays the globally popular Settlers of Catan board game at the request of its human masters. It's a great story of providing the tools and resources to help today's students become tomorrow's innovators.

Last year, Timo Boll challenged the KUKA KR AGILUS in his area of expertise: table tennis. Now, it is up to Timo to prove his qualities in a completely different kind of duel. Man and machine are ready. But this time, there are no rackets and no balls – there's only glass. Watch this fantastic commercial featuring two worthy opponents that both provide utmost precision, speed and flexibility.

Tesla "hired" its first robots back in 2014 to be used as part of a dedicated production center for the Model S. These robots, developed by German industrial manufacturer Kuka Robotics, are also responsible for the Model X and Tesla's energy product line. Now, photos leaked by someone who claims they work as a Field Service Engineer at Kuka Robotics posted by a user in SoutheastTraders forum show an army of Kuka robots ready to be shipped out. These new Kuka robots --quirkily named after X-Men superheroes -- will be responsible for several Model 3 production line duties, including: spot welding, laser welding, handling, and loading materials, and various other tasks. The Kuka robots are part of what CEO Elon Musk previously called an "alien dreadnought" that will be tasked with building the Model 3.

The unbelievably fast KUKA robot faces off against one of the best table tennis players of all time. Who has the best technique? Who will win the first ever table tennis duel of human versus robot? Watch this thrilling commercial of table tennis and robotics performed at the highest level. The KUKA KR AGILUS demonstrates its skills with the table tennis racket - a realistic vision of what robots can be capable of in the future.

With credit to KUKA USA https://youtu.be/kjdR5GDdwSk .

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