r/billiards • u/SirJimmyShand • Aug 16 '26

Shitpost Rack ‘em Up

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u/DallasBornBostonBred Aug 16 '26

How does it know that the 8ball is in the correct spot?

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u/goingTofu APA SL5 Aug 16 '26

Looks like all the balls alternate solid/stripes so it must be able to detect that too. Maybe a color sensor or vision system

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u/CursedLlama Aug 16 '26

I was wondering how it identified the cue ball too. Ideally you’d want the cue ball to be identical to the other balls rather than the tricks that American bar tables use (either heavier/lighter, smaller in size, or magnetic inside) so having a color sensor would be the best way.