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Outplaying elite table tennis players with an autonomous robot

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Ok, to me this is more surprising than AlphaGo's Move 37 against Lee Sedol. Impressive feat of AI and robotics by a Sony/SonyAI team. The setup is cumbersome for your playroom but that's a milestone.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10338-5?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20260423

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01045-2

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