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New AI-Powered Robot Can Destroy Human Champions at Ping Pong
First, they learned how to play tennis on two feet. Then, they came for our half-marathon world record. Now, robots are set to overtake us in the sport of table tennis as well. In a recent paper, published this week in the journal Nature, researchers detailed how they’ve leveraging AI to teach a robot arm built by Sony, dubbed Ace, to repeatedly beat “elite and professional players under official competition rules.” Sony claims it’s the first ro…
A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines - WXXV News 25
By MATT O’BRIEN A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile. Japanese electronics giant Sony built the robotic arm it calls Ace and pitted it against professional athletes. Ace proved a worthy adversary, though one with some non-human at…
After crushing humanity on virtual screens with chess or Go's play, artificial intelligence has just crossed a dizzying border: that of our physical reality. Sony AI engineers have designed a robotic arm capable of facing, and beating, high-level pongists in real conditions. By combining [...]
Tech company Sony has built a robot that can play table tennis at the level of the best human players. Scientias.nl spoke with Peter Dürr, Director of Sony AI in Zurich, to understand how the robot works and why this is such a big step forward. Table tennis is an absolute nightmare for your typical clumsy robot. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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