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News/Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
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Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players

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Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron's FORPHEUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017. What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was developed by Sony's AI division, is the first that can hold its own against top-ranked human player

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