Sony's AI Robot Can Probably Beat You at Table Tennis
Key takeaways
- Sony last month announced project Ace, an autonomous robot capable of competing with professional table tennis players.
- While the world is currently focused on the agentic AI craze -- allowing AI agents to perform tasks on your behalf -- physical AI is right on its heels.
- "Table tennis is a game of enormous complexity that requires split-second decisions as well as speed and power," said Peter D rr, director of Sony AI and project lead for Ace, in a press release.
Sony last month announced project Ace, an autonomous robot capable of competing with professional table tennis players. Sony says this breakthrough demonstrates that AI systems have achieved human-like, expert-level performance in a competitive sport in the physical world.
While the world is currently focused on the agentic AI craze -- allowing AI agents to perform tasks on your behalf -- physical AI is right on its heels. Having a humanoid robot fold your laundry is just the beginning, and Sony is showing that physical AI could outperform humans in some instances.
"Table tennis is a game of enormous complexity that requires split-second decisions as well as speed and power," said Peter D rr, director of Sony AI and project lead for Ace, in a press release.