Badminton, believe it or not, it's one of the fastest sports in the world, with birdies routinely traveling at speeds of 300 kph.

Regrettably, the clip below of what claims to be the world's first badminton robot shows limited footage of the robot playing badminton, but still its functionality is very impressive. Unfortunately, the design of the robot is no where near humanoid like, no arms or legs. So for badminton fans out there, I'm afraid its no Lin Dan or Peter Gade for the time being.

Many thanks for the tip Claire!