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 ...
Techlicious

Sony robot beats pro ping-pong players by wearing them down

Sony’s Ace robot can beat elite table tennis players without a killer shot – it just returns the ball until humans make ...

The Game That Started It All – How Tennis for Two Launched the Video Game Industry

One of the most important video games ever made, Tennis for Two, remains largely unknown despite being the first game ever ...
Tribeca Citizen

There’s still time to plan lots of summer fun for the kids

Tribeca has so much to offer kids this summer: dance, reading enrichment, crafts, martial arts, coding, gymnastics, soccer, ...
CBS 58 News

'Movement is medicine:' Wisconsinites with Parkinson's disease use ping pong to create community, reduce symptoms

BODY: WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Every month inside Irving Elementary's gym in West Allis, people play ping pong for hours. But they're not students. Rather, they're all adults living with Parkinson ...
WVEC

Local Virginia Beach nonprofit uses ping pong to boost brain health

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It may look like a simple game, but ping pong is being used as a tool to tackle mental health issues and support brain fitness. A new wellness program centered around table ...
The New York Times

Supercharging your brain with ping-pong on ‘The Athletic Show’

What if 45 square feet of fiberboard contained the key to a better life? For centuries, humans have sought ways to optimize their minds, enhance their physical well-being and prolong their lives. It ...
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

This Office Building Now Has a Videogame on Its Lobby Ceiling

Game on. This week an artist turned the lobby ceiling of a New York skyscraper into a gigantic version of the videogame Pong that anyone can play. Walk into One Liberty Plaza in the city’s Financial ...
Psychology Today

6 Steps to Create Your Vision Board

Vision boards are often talked about as something creative and inspirational. That can be true, but they can also be a highly practical and motivating tool. A well-designed vision board is not just a ...
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 ...
Harvard Business Review

Our Favorite Management Tips on Creating Meaning and Happiness at Work

Each weekday, in our Management Tip of the Day newsletter, HBR offers tips to help you better manage your team—and yourself. Here is a curated selection of our favorite Management Tips on finding ...