To line up putts, this golf robot employs a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network

To line up putts, this golf robot employs a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network

Once Golfi has determined which shot it should take, it rolls over to the ball and makes the putt using a belt-driven gear shaft and a putter attached. However, the robot does not always get the ball into the hole. Junker estimated that the robot hit the target 60-70 percent of the time. That’s still a higher accuracy rate than most amateur golfers, and if it misses, Golfi won’t go off the handle like Happy Gilmore.