Table Tennis
Sony's AI robot Ace beats professional table tennis players
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Sony AI's table tennis robot Ace has challenged and sometimes defeated professional human players at an expert level. A study published Wednesday in Nature details how it learned via reinforcement learning and performed on an Olympic-sized court at Sony's Tokyo headquarters. The robot uses nine camera eyes to track the ball's spin by its logo.
China defeated Japan 3-0 in the men's final on Sunday to claim its 12th consecutive title at the 2026 World Table Tennis Team Championships in London.
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After beating Hungary in the round of 16, Sweden's table tennis team defeated Croatia 3-0 at the World Team Championships and advanced to the quarterfinals against Taiwan.
Airbnb is organizing the Marty Supreme Invitational, a table tennis tournament celebrating the Timothée Chalamet-starring film Marty Supreme, set for December 17 in New York City. The event comes amid strong critical acclaim for the movie, with reviewers praising it as one of the best of the year and predicting awards buzz for Chalamet.
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Table tennis star Truls Möregårdh, 23, made a successful comeback after a knee injury by winning the world tour event in Montpellier. He defeated Frenchman Alexis Lebrun in the semi-final and crushed Japanese player Sora Matsushima in the final. 'It's crazy. A shock,' he said after the victory.