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Robot Table Tennis Tutor Debuts New AI Capabilities At CES 2018

Practice long enough with Omron Corporation‘s AI-equipped robot table tennis tutor, FORPHEUS, and you’ll probably develop a wicked backhand shot. Despite its impressiveness as a teacher, helping you play better ping-pong isn’t Omron’s No. 1 goal for FORPHEUS. “What we’re trying to show is our vision,” Omron’s Automation Group Manager, Mike Chen, said. “This is our […]

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Table Tennis Playing Robot Gains Unique Recognition By Guinness World Records

Table Tennis, or ping-pong. No matter how the game is referenced or how seriously it is taken, there is now a robot designed to help players improve their skills. The Kyoto, Japan-based corporation, Omron, first debuted their table tennis robot in 2013. Last week, Omron announced FORPHEUS has officially been named the world’s “First Robot Table Tennis Tutor,” […]

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