A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

The breakthrough is seen as a significant step forward for physical AI, with potential applications well beyond sport.

(Reuters) – An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human players at table tennis, a feat that could presage an array of other ...

A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players