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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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This App-Enabled Ping Pong Robot Could Turn Amateurs Into Masters

Alexander and Harrison Chen grew up playing ping pong against one another from a very young age. The brothers became training partners and over time each began to master the other’s tendencies and “epic” shots. When the Chen brothers both moved to different locations around the world to study it became difficult for them to […]

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