Ever wonder how bowling pins are always re-set perfectly, ready for the next frame? Well, this behind-the-scenes video shows how it's done at Clique Lanes bowling center in Grand Rapids. The machine, ...

Scrapbook documenting the invention of the bowling pin setting machine developed by the donor's grandfather, Fred Schmidt. In the late 1930s, Schmidt patented "a method for picking up and re-setting ...

On a recent bowling excursion it occurred to us that this is one of the most advanced robotics systems most Americans will directly interact with. That’s a bold claim today, but certainly one that was ...