Kids battle robot in goldfish-catching contest

[Tyler]

"The goldfish-grabbing bot, known as "Poipoi", was developed by researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), in central Japan. It has been entered into an annual goldfish catching competition for children, which takes place in nearby Yamatokoriyama, on 20 August."

I don't know about you, but this seems kind of pointless to me.