A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...
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Sony AI’s Project Ace autonomous robot becomes first to beat pro table tennis players

Project Ace brings AI into the physical world, defeating elite players with advanced sensors, spin tracking, and ...

Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players

Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron’s FORPHEUS that challenged amateur competitors ...
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She’d love to see more women play chess, and maybe join her for a game over a beer

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...