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A robot triumphs in a curling match against elite humans

Artificial intelligence helps to propel a machine to victory in an Olympic sport described as ‘chess on ice’.
The Curly is throwing to deliver the stone to the target location chosen by the curling AI.

Guided by an adaptive algorithm, Curly the robot makes highly accurate ‘throws’ of 20-kilogramme curling stones at a target. Credit: Korea University

A robot equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) can excel at the Olympic sport of curling — and even beat top-level human teams.

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Nature 586, 11 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02723-5

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