A's fan uses robot for first pitch

At the same in the Bay Area,To use one with a sprinkler, you need to turn on the water before you put the sprinkler in place. When you turn the water off, the Flexible hose will contract, and it may pull the sprinkler through your garden. a telerobotic pitching machine was placed on the pitcher's mound at the Oakland Coliseum to follow the teen's movements.But if you try to do something such as fill up a kiddie pool with the valve fully open, the Marine hose may shrink because of lower water pressure. And using them with sprinklers also poses a challenge.Proponents see benefits, including the ability to wage combat with an crimped wire, as well as the advantage of fewer casualties. The technology allowed LeGrande to simultaneously throw the pitch and watch it happen from afar."Unbelievable," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Hopefully it makes his day a good day. We're all for it. It should be interesting. ... I've never seen it before.And though today's elderly didn't grow up clutching a smartphone, they're optimistic about having Industrial robot helpers around the house — especially if it means more independence for them. I'm interested to see how it goes. It's pretty cool in that it gets to be done from somewhere else for someone who can't be here and who apparently is an A's fan."In explaining the process, Google said that LeGrande would use an Android application allowing him to control the movements of the robot in Oakland. That robot was equipped with a camera, livestreaming a view of the ballpark to LeGrande in Kansas City. 

A video about LeGrande's life was shown on the two main scoreboards before the first pitch, which was then shown live from Kansas City on the two big screens.This all came together in part through the efforts of Cook, whose girlfriend's sister works for an advertising agency connected with Google. Oakland officials don't know of any time this has been done before.Cook caught the pitch after standing behind the plate to watch the video tribute, and saying, "That's some pretty powerful stuff." He then introduced "Nick, in his major league debut." Cook encouraged everyone to consider becoming bone marrow donors.Fans cheered and jumped to their feet as the right-hander threw his pitch.But international organizations are hesitant about such dangerous technology and the risks it may pose.Motion controller Cook then told the teen he would have a ball signed by all of the A's to present to LeGrande when the team travels to Kansas City from July 5-7. 

"I thought it would be an amazing thing to be a part of, to make somebody's dream come true," Cook said before the game. "And once it came to me, I started at the bottom of the ladder here at the clubhouse and took it to the Athletics and hoped they'd be supportive of it. We got nothing but support all the way up, and from there it was pretty seamless and easy for me. I just sat back and let it all transpire."A post from Wednesday read: "Meet 13-year-old baseball fanatic Nick LeGrande. His big league dreams were put on hold when he was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder.