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I'll be impressed when it's a humanoid robot that has to contend with similar kinematic limitations as a human player.
by retrochameleon 6mo ago
I'll be impressed when it's a humanoid robot that has to contend with similar kinematic limitations as a human player.
- alexose 6mo agoYeah, the dang thing can reach all the way to the net while standing three feet behind the table
- Jailbird 6mo agoThat was my thought when watching the video. The robot is the size of a room if you count all the cameras. It's like the pitch-o-matic 5000 from Futurama.
- perlgeek 6mo agoI'm already impressed by their progress, but I wouldn't say it puts robots on par with humans when it comes to table tennis. Another limitation is that most humans[0] cannot actually see the spin that's on a ball, but need to predict it based on relative racquet movement to the ball. In the video, they say that their system measures spin. [0]: Table tennis legend Timo Boll has stated that he has excellent eyesight, and can actually see the rotation of the ball, which helped him during service receive.