Sony’s AI table tennis robot can now beat elite players

Primanews | 24-04-2026 03:29am |

Robots can run a half-marathon, box, and now beat elite human table tennis players, Sony’s artificial intelligence unit said in research published on Thursday. A team from the Japanese company built an AI-powered robotic arm clutching a ping-pong paddle that can perceive, react to, and return the “blistering speed and spin of elite-level table tennis”.

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