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KiRo – The Table Soccer Robot<\/a><\/p>\n

Inventors at the Freiburg University in Germany have finally done. Gone ahead and invented what is probably the single most useful piece of technology ever created. A gift to humanity, the result of hard work and single moments of supreme insight….. Yes it’s the foosball-playing robot.<\/p>\n

For all of us who are so bad at foosball that it’s virtually impossible to find someone to play with, and for those who are at the other end of the scale, and simply can’t find the right opponent, our waiting is over. Thanks, but where can I get one for myself?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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