Automatic pool stick. Or: what happens when a nerd is married to a pool shark. The robot pool stick is controlled with 6 rods, reminiscent of a pick-and-place machine. Compressed air is used to actually hit the ball. A camera on the ceiling looks at the pool table to figure out where the balls are. A projector tells you where to put the robotic pool stick to make the shot. Even with all that, it doesn't work. To get it to work, he had to ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTTXYxydOE