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Developing a Programmable “Interactive Ball” for Junior Blind Sports. Surya Singh, Paul Pounds, Hanna Kurniawati , Louise Arvier , Ben McFie and Gerrard Gosens Vision 2014 Melbourne http :// robotics.itee.uq.edu.au April 2, 2014. The r o botics design lab. The Interactive-Ball.
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Developing a Programmable “Interactive Ball” for Junior Blind Sports Surya Singh, Paul Pounds, Hanna Kurniawati, Louise Arvier, Ben McFie and Gerrard Gosens Vision 2014 Melbourne http://robotics.itee.uq.edu.auApril 2, 2014 The robotics design lab
The Interactive-Ball UQ Robotics
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The Devil is in the Details UQ Robotics
Unexpected Challenges UQ Robotics
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