Sure, Robots Can Tie Flies, But Can They Cast?

The Foxboro, Massachusetts Bass Pro Shop gets this week’s award for the most inventive way to get folks interested in fly tying. Personally, I’d love to see a surgeon-controlled robot out-tie the experts, if only to feel a bit more confident during my next visit to an operating room. But I’m not so sure a robot can transfer the mojo necessary to make a fly great — even if for $1.6 million you’d think it should be part of the deal.