Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players
April 22 - An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human players at table tennis, a feat that could presage an array of other applications for similarly adept robots.
AI Robot Milestone in Table Tennis
- Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players The Japan Times —
- A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines The Globe and Mail —
- Sony's New AI Robot Can Probably Beat You in Table Tennis CNET —
- Meet ‘Ace,’ the paddle-wielding robot who just beat humans at ping pong in AI breakthrough Fortune —
- The robot that can outplay elite table tennis players Sky News —