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Sony’s Ping-Pong Robot Reached Elite-Level Play, But Humans Still Found the Cracks
A Sony-built robot arm named Ace proved competitive with top table tennis players in a Nature study, marking a robotics milestone while also revealing how quickly skilled humans adapt to machine weaknesses.
Key Takeaways
- Sony’s Ace robot arm became competitive with elite human table tennis players.
- The system relied on nine cameras and extremely low-latency ball tracking.
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