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Sony AI trains robot to rally against professional ping-pong players, published in Nature

Sony AI trains robot to rally against professional ping-pong players, published in Nature

Sony AI published research in Nature demonstrating that a high-speed robot can learn the real-time perception and rapid movements needed to compete against professional athletes at ping-pong—a task requiring split-second decisions and precise physical control.

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