🏓 Sony AI built the first robot to beat elite humans in a real sport
Sony AI published a Nature paper showcasing Ace, an autonomous table tennis robot that marks a major robotics milestone: the first AI system to defeat elite human athletes in a competitive physical sport under official rules.
Why Ace is different:
• Ace competes in the messy real world: speed, spin, timing, physics, and pressure.
• It reacts, strikes, and adapts in live rallies against trained humans.
Insane perception system:
• 9 cameras track the ball in 3D space 200 times per second.
• Separate gaze systems zoom in
Sony AI published a Nature paper showcasing Ace, an autonomous table tennis robot that marks a major robotics milestone: the first AI system to defeat elite human athletes in a competitive physical sport under official rules.
Why Ace is different:
• Ace competes in the messy real world: speed, spin, timing, physics, and pressure.
• It reacts, strikes, and adapts in live rallies against trained humans.
Insane perception system:
• 9 cameras track the ball in 3D space 200 times per second.
• Separate gaze systems zoom in
