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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

AI-Powered robot beats champs at table tennis [Tech World]

From Grauniad of the UK

The AI-powered robot does not have legs: it moves along a mobile platform. Still, its ability to play table tennis to a high standard and very fast is astonishing. 

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An AI-powered robot has beaten elite players at table tennis in a significant achievement for a machine faced with human athletes in a real-world competitive sport.

Named Ace, the robotic system developed by Sony AI, won three out of five matches against elite players, but lost the two it played against professionals, clawing back only one game in the seven contests.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/22/ai-powered-robot-beats-elite-table-tennis-players-milestone-robotics

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