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Sony’s Table-Tennis Robot Beat Elite Human Players With Unorthodox Moves

By Shelly FanSingularity Hub

AI long ago surpassed humans at games like chess and Go. Now it's powering robots that can challenge top athletes. The post Sony’s Table-Tennis Robot Beat Elite Human Players With Unorthodox Moves appeared first on SingularityHub.

Peter Dürr could barely follow the table-tennis ball as it zoomed across the net, each strikes trajectory designed to perplex the opponent. This was no ordinary match: Taira Mayuka, one of the top pl…