Meet ACE: The AI robot can beat human table tennis pros

Sony researchers built Ace, a one-armed AI table tennis robot with multiple cameras and reinforcement learning.

Ace played on a standard court under official rules and defeated professional and highly skilled human players.

The result shows expert-level robotic performance in a fast, dynamic sport that demands agility and split-second decisions.

It marks a milestone for AI and robotics, highlighting progress in real-world perception, control, and competition.