Table tennis robot defeats some of world’s best players – why this has major implications for robotics

By Kartikeya Walia, Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Nottingham Trent University

A table tennis robot has outperformed elite players in recent evaluations. The robot, called Ace, marks a significant step toward artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can operate in fast, uncertain, real-world environments.

In the tests, the autonomous robot won three out of five matches against elite players – competitive athletes with over ten years’ experience and an average of 20 hours weekly training. The…

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