Washington: Toyota recently unveiled a 6 feet 3 inches (1.9 m) humanoid robot that shoots hoops better than professional basketball players.


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Following are some of its features:


- Its name is Cue and the android can shoot with nearly 100 percent accuracy at short distances.


- As per Mail Online, it can score hoops by artificial intelligence. It is said to have thrown some 200,000 practice shots.


- It is 190 cm) tall. However, it is shorter than the average NBA player at 6 foot 7 inches.


- Cue has been developed by the Tokyo-based Toyota Engineering Society. 


- It squats when given a ball and then throws it using the same movements as a real player would do.


- Cue can reportedly score from distances of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters).


- It can be seen scoring free-throws during a practice shootout with real athletes in a video. 


- Cue can be seen to score 100 percent of his efforts. On the other hand, professionals Seiya Ando and Zack Baranski netted eight of their ten shots together. 


- As per reports, it is attached to a small platform connected by power cables. Thus, it cannot move around the court.


- Cue's design is based on cartoon character Sakuragi Hanamichi. It is the main character in Japanese manga Slam Dunk.


- In the show, Hanamichi is introduced to basketball after he is rejected by girls repeatedly.