New AI-Powered Robot Can Defeat Human Champions at Ping Pong

Sony AI said its robot arm Ace can compete under official table tennis rules and beat several elite and professional players.

The system uses high-speed cameras, computer vision, and deep reinforcement learning to track and return shots in real time.

Researchers say the result is a major milestone for AI in sports robotics and fast physical decision-making.

The breakthrough could inform future applications in manufacturing, service robots, and other real-time control tasks.