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# TWIL #118 - Robot Ping-Pong
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-118-robot-ping-pong/
- Published: 2026-04-26T12:47:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-26T12:47:21.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned the scientists have developed a robot that plays Table Tennis (Ping-Pong) using AI guidance. Turns out, its pretty good!

[Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human playersAn 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. Ace, created by the Japanese company Sony’s ‌AI research division, is the first robot to attain expert-level performance in a competitive physical sport, one that requires rapid decisions and precision execution, the project’s leader said. ‌Ace did so by employing high-speed perception, AI-based control and a state-of-the-art robotic system. Ace changed that with its performances against ​human elite-level and professional players in matches following the rules of the International Table Tennis Federation, the sport’s governing body, and officiated by licensed umpires.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)YahooWill Dunham![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/https--2F-2Fs.yimg.com-2Fos-2Fen-2Freuters-finance.com%2F3bd205a51b16229b70efecf6eeec3f49)](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/ping-pong-robot-ace-makes-150251244.html?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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