However, attempting to replicate this complexity is doomed to failure, as even the best joints and actuators we have are nowhere near as powerful or lightweight as bats' natural ones.
While most softball bats are lightweight and durable, there are differences to consider when choosing a bat material.
While Dickens was spinning tales in Washington, Jack Marucci, head athletic trainer at Louisiana State University, was in his back-yard shed spinning lightweight maple and ash bats for his 7-year-old son, who wanted to swing lumber like the pros.
"This is lightweight enough to mount on a bat and record what the bat can hear," Zhou said.
The researchers envision bat-like bots, lightweight and agile, performing duties around humans, where heavier drones with high-speed rotors might not be welcome: hospitals, construction sites, homes.
They are lightweight so when your cat bats them they will fly across the room.
At bat players wear a lightweight plastic batting helmet that flares down over the ears to protect the temples.
The bill would require baseball leagues involving minors to use wood bats, rather than the lightweight metal sluggers that have become the standard.
Quilt batting will be incredibly lightweight; if you want something heavier -- something to simulate life -- consider using rice or other heavier material.
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He was wearing his overcoat again; as he flitted between rooms, the lightweight fabric fanning out behind him, he resembled a giant bat.
