On Wednesday, Sony announced its project Ace, an autonomous robot capable of competing with professional table tennis players. Sony says this breakthrough demonstrates that AI systems have achieved ...

To reach an elite level in any sport, athletes need to combine split-second reaction times with a deep knowledge of playing techniques and a high level of physical agility. Take, for example, table ...

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 ...

Sony’s AI robot Ace defeated top table tennis players in a milestone that could reshape the future of robotics and sports ...

Ace is the first robot that can match serves with some of the best pro players in the world, a new study shows.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AI technology reached a new milestone with Sony AI’s Ace, a robot capable of defeating professional players at table tennis.

Sony AI has built a robot that can beat elite ping-pong players, and the way it wins is probably the most interesting part of the whole thing. The robot, called Ace, competed against elite amateur and ...

A research team led by Sony AI developed an artificial intelligence-based robot capable of bringing its A-game to table tennis, besting some top-tier players. Wielding a paddle with an eight-jointed ...

Sony’s aibo, an autonomous robotic dog, holds up a paw and is photographed during a demonstration in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Sony has announced plans to offer a limited run ...