Use advanced robotics to become the world’s best pool shark
Robots. Is there anything they can’t do? They can clean our homes without being asked. They can order and deliver groceries with the push of a button. They can teach and entertain our children with music and bright colors. Now robots can even help you become a master pool player. Sure, you’ll have to build your own cue, complete with a robotic tip that can seamlessly move horizontally and vertically. And you’ll need to engineer an air cylinder tip that utilizes an air compressor, a micro controller, and a series of valves to control the speed of the shot. And you’ll need to do a lot of math and write a lot of code to ensure that everything functions correctly. But it’ll be worth it if you can impress your friends and family (and maybe make a few extra dollars hustling at the local pool hall.) In a recent video, YouTuber Stuff Made Here demonstrates how to build and code a robotic pool stick.
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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