Grondahl: Table tennis, chess transform blighted Albany lot

A business owner aims to foster community and connection at a formerly blighted lot along a stretch of Central Avenue.

Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?

But while it is tempting to frame this as robots versus humans, sport robotics isn’t really about competition. It’s about how ...
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Ping-pong park celebrates grand opening in Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A long-dormant space in Albany is slated to become a new hub for the community. Postage Stamp Ping ...

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

A table tennis robot has outperformed elite players in recent evaluations. The robot, called Ace, marks a significant step ...
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DIY ping pong table tennis game for one person

diy Ping Pong Table Tennis Game for One Person If you want to play ping pong but you don't have a partner - create an awesome table for one person! It's very easy to build and fun to play :) If you ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...
Foreign Policy

Bored by Biathlon? The Winter Games Need Ping-Pong.

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. Argument: Bored by Biathlon? The Winter Games Need Ping ...
The Washington Post

The video game that started it all

Playing "Pong" during the Midwest Gaming Classic trade show at the Baird Center in Milwaukee in 2024. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) The ceiling of the lobby in One Liberty Plaza in New York’s ...
Wall Street Journal

Key Moments in the History of Videogames (and No, ‘Pong’ Wasn’t First)

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. To many people, videogames are a ...
Mercury News

Pong inventor’s Feb. 9 talk to cover early history of Atari, video games

While the video game industry is now larger than the movie and music businesses combined, it began with a simple game created as a training project. Related Articles For Earth Day, Berkeley is showing ...
East Bay Times

Pong inventor’s Feb. 9 talk to cover early history of Atari, video games

While the video game industry is now larger than the movie and music businesses combined, it began with a simple game created as a training project. Al Alcorn, Atari’s first engineer and the inventor ...
The New York Times

The scientific case for ping-pong: Why athletes — and you — should play more table tennis

Oakland A's catcher Jhonny Pereda is one of many pro athletes who plays ping-pong. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Justine Willard / Athletics / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The ...