Penn robot throws out Phillies first pitch

 

If you've paid attention to national sports media over the last couple days, chances are you've heard about Philliebot, the robot constructed by engineers at Penn's GRASP lab, which threw out the ceremonial first pitch today at Citizens Bank Park.

Well, the robot wouldn't last long in the majors — his pitch one-hopped its way to the phanatic in front of the plate as Phillies fans (unsurprisingly) booed the machine. Here's the video:

and here's Tony Kornheiser (Proud Penn Parent) and Michael Wilbon talking about the stunt, which led Kornheiser to do the robot on national TV. Whose performance was worse Korneiser or the bot?

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