If you’ve ever found yourself without a partner for a game of pingpong, you might be excited to hear that technology has come to the rescue. Imagine having a robot that can rally with you, challenge ...

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At a lab south of London, two robotic arms been playing table tennis non-stop, pushing each other to new limits and quietly hinting at the future of artificial intelligence in the real world. Unlike ...

Why it matters: Google's AI company DeepMind has developed a robotic arm that can rally with the best of amateur-level table tennis players. It can handle backhands, forehands, a decent amount of spin ...

MIT engineers have built a fast, lightweight robotic arm that can play table tennis like a pro. Designed for high-speed accuracy, the robot sits at one end of a ping pong table and uses a standard ...

A high-speed robot takes on former world number one table tennis star Timo Boll ...