https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g After reading this article, what effect do you think robotics and new technologies will have on professional sports? What aspects of the sport do you think will be effected the most? en-us 2019-04-14 16:07:17 UTC 2026-02-23 02:38:43 UTC hello@padlet.com reynolds_william https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/351481030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/toyota-robot-cant-slam-dunk-but-shoots-a-mean-3-pointer/2019/04/01/7879a9b0-5447-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?utm_term=.e36b2cfd9b46]]> 2019-04-14 16:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/351481030 jalowitz_timothy https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352789899 I think that robots will have little to no impact on sports at all. It is cool that they made a robot that can shoot, but robots will never be able to replace human athletes in sports. If they try to replace them people would not what to watch the games anymore because they will be boring with no emotion. The only think that the robots could help humans with in the sports world is the motions they use to repeatedly do the same thing. The most effected sports aspect that robots will have on the sports world is having athletes model the robots repeatable motions. Robots will never be able to replace human athletes making them not have barely any impact on the sports world.]]> 2019-04-19 18:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352789899 crawford_justin https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352873720 After reading the article about Toyota’s robot, named Cue 3, and how it is able to make three-pointers and free throws on the basketball court, I do not feel that robotics should take part in actual sports games. According to the article, Cue 3 has just as much or more accuracy than a real basketball player. However, in my opinion, there is nothing like the excitement that comes from human interaction when watching or participating in sports. I do agree that it is very intriguing that science and engineering has developed such a robot and there are several uses that this robot could be used for, but I do not feel that sports is one of them. When you’re watching sports, the nail biting and sitting on the edge of your seat feelings come from the interaction of the players with one another and how they are going to react or make a comeback. Using robots to try to mimic humans in sports would turn sports from exciting to boring. It may be interesting to watch a bunch of robots shooting baskets for a few minutes, just because it is amazing that technology has advanced to this point, but I would not want to watch an entire sports game like this. Using robots to get a stadium ready for a sporting event, such as setting up chairs, lining fields or even taking practice shots to make sure the equipment is functioning properly, is the part that I feel robots could be used in sports, just not actually taking the place of humans in the game itself. In my opinion, robots are not even close to delivering the same type of dynamics in a sporting event as humans do. Let’s leave “play ball” to the humans.]]> 2019-04-20 19:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352873720 thompson_peter1 https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352879810 I don't think that robots will have much of an impact on sports, but new technologies could have a really big effect. From helping with injury to helping people finding error in their game, new technology will be very helpful in the upcoming years and decades. I don't think that robots will ever have a role to play in actual professional sports because of what sports stand for. They are contest between the best athletes at that sport and a competition of which is better. Introducing robots into that equation would ruin what it stands for. I don't think that their effectiveness matters in the overall equation because even if you have a robot who sinks every shot from the three point, it will completely undermine the role that sports play in society.
 ]]> 2019-04-20 21:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352879810 menet_luke https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352940239 After reading the article, I doubt that robots will have an impact on sports. Although it is very interesting that we have designed such a robot, and that it rarely misses is quite an achievement, I cannot see it affecting professional basketball. For one thing, the robot takes time to aim before a throw. The long setup time would never fly in an actual game of basketball. More importantly, there is no real interest to watch robots play basketball. One of the greatest appeals of sports is to watch as athletes push the limits of the human body. They are impressive because they can manage Herculean feats despite being only human. With enough training, literally anyone could do what they do, but they are the few who push themselves long past where most would stop. Watching robots play lacks that appeal. You cannot program yourself to shoot accurately. The movie Real Steel played with this idea with robot boxers, but that is an idea that brings more, as robots can take more punishment and would be better for boxing. But with basketball, the incentive is watching artisans hone their craft, not robots follow their programming. The only aspect I see being affected is training, as practicing with a robot allows for individuals to work on skills they couldn’t work on alone. ]]> 2019-04-21 19:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352940239 lunt_tyler https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352955421 I do not think that robots would play a large part in sports. Professional Athletes play with a purpose and a goal. Most of them say that as a kid, they would be on the field/court every day. That is why it is so interesting to watch these sports because people can feel connected to the athletes. With robots, all human emotion and will is gone and the game turns into a game with no real skill. Skill is acquired through tough training and drills, not programming. The connection between viewers and athletes is that they can relate to the amount of work that has to be done to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming a professional player. With robots, work is eliminated and computers take over. The aspects that will be most effected is enjoyment. Professional sports are made for entertainment. By eliminating human emotion and skill, there is no fun in watching a better player dunk on another or break another's ankles. They would all be relatively the same.]]> 2019-04-21 23:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352955421 manzer_alec https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352970897 I believe that robots and other emerging technologies will not have a large impact on professional sporting events. The main reason people watch basketball (and other sports) is because they are exciting and always have unpredicatable outcomes. This excitement can only be achieved through human players who, through heart and drive, will work as hard as they can each game to win. If you exchange the humans for robots who can consistently make 3-pointers in basketball, the whole excitement of the game is eliminated. No emotional or psychological variables would be present in a game with only robots, as they cannot think as humans can. I do, however, believe that this technology could be applied in practice situations to allow human athletes to get a better understanding of the game.]]> 2019-04-22 02:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352970897 dumas_harrison1 https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352984411 After reading this article, I believe that robots will have very little impact on professional sports, if any.  The reason for this is that people watch and invest in these sports for the excitement of the game, and professional athletes work their entire life to master a sport that they are so passionate about. If robots are introduced to the field of professional sports, all the fun would be lost due to watching AI play instead of human beings. Also, since robots are programmed, they will do the same thing over and over again and it will be very boring to watch. No robot will ever take the competitive nature of human vs. human out of sports. Ever... ]]> 2019-04-22 04:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/352984411 https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353039355 I do not believe that robots will have a strong impact on the sports world in the future. To be honest, I think that adding robots to sports would be an awful idea. Part of the reason that people watch sports is because of the mistakes made by the players. These mistakes are the reason that there is a winner and a loser in these sports. However, robots can be designed to make little to no mistakes. This would cause sports to be extremely boring, since everything being performed within the sport is nearly perfect. When humans play sports, mistakes occur all the time. However, these mistakes make a game-winning three pointer, walk-off home run, or 60 yard field goal much more exciting, since these feats are difficult to achieve; robots could be designed to achieve these feats with relative ease. ]]> 2019-04-22 13:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353039355 kim_evan https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353063402 I think that robotics will have very little effect on professional sports, but other forms of technology will. One of the main reasons that people are willing to watch professional sports is the narrative that is often associated with them. This narrative gives professional sports a emotional human quality that is unique to sports. For example, people love underdog and comeback stories, such as Tiger Woods winning his first Major in 11 years, and UMBC becoming the first team to ever beat a No.1 seed as a No.16 seed. If robots were introduced to professional sports, the game would be very boring, and all of the human aspects that make the game so exiting, such as good/bad performances, nerves, etc, would be taken out of the game entirely, and the games would most likely become unwatchable. Although I think that robotics will not effect professional sports, I do think that other forms of technology will continue to effect the games. Analytics, filming technology, injury prediction, and similar technologies will continue to improve the game the exists, not replace it. ]]> 2019-04-22 14:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353063402 matarazzo_chris https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353124027 I do not believe that sports would be affected by robotics and new technologies for the most part. The one thing I can see changing in sports is that penalties or fouls will be called more precisely in the future. This is because there will be more technology introduced into the games to make the rights calls. This will limit the mistakes by referees. However, I do not want new technologies to make a sport's game more fair. The human decision is part of the game. That is what makes sport's games suspenseful and fun to watch. The good and bad calls by referees are just as important to the game as the actual gameplay. Otherwise, sports would not be the same if robotics was introduced, and I feel that fans would not be too happy to see it happen. ]]> 2019-04-22 17:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353124027 matos_antonio https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353238336 After reading this article I find it highly improbable that robots will have an effect on sports in the sense of the sport being played by robots. I will admit though that it is pretty cool to see a robot draining some three pointers. I just can’t see robots playing a sport competetively and it being entertaining. There is still an area in sports where robots and technology can be effective and very helpful. That is in the officiating part of sports. I cannot count the number of times referees have made a mistake on a call in a very crucial moment in a game. But now sports are trying to make the best use on video replays to try and get as many calls right as possible.]]> 2019-04-23 03:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/reynolds_william/rj8u81up4z8g/wish/353238336