{"id":7728,"date":"2026-04-22T21:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7728"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:41:28","slug":"sony-ais-ace-robot-outplays-table-tennis-elites-in-real-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7728","title":{"rendered":"Sony AI&#8217;s Ace Robot Outplays Table Tennis Elites in Real Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22134208\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg\" alt=\"Sony AI Ace Robot Table Tennis\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>Elite athletes took to the court in Tokyo to face a beast of speed and precision, Ace, a robot designed by Sony AI to run rings around the world\u2019s top table tennis players. In April 2025, the robot won three of five bouts against the elite bunch. In later sessions, the team really showed off; between December 2025 and March 2026, they defeated pros like Miyuu Kihara, who is ranked in the top twenty-five internationally.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-241257\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"This robot can beat you at table tennis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EH8kZDc7OLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"This robot can beat you at table tennis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EH8kZDc7OLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nUnder the International Table Tennis Federation\u2019s official regulations, the action moved in a blur across the table. The licensed umpires called every point, while Ace returned serves at speeds exceeding fourteen meters per second. Over 75 percent of the time, the robot handled balls that were spinning at speeds greater than 450 radians per second. Unusually long rallies would stretch out, frequently lasting five shots rather than the typical four. Ace was getting better at landing blows right on the edge of the table with greater force, leaving his opponents struggling to keep up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0FRGTYSL5\" data-aawp-product-id=\"230553\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"PlayStation\u00ae5 console \u2013 1TB\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/21d6MWY1LCL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"PlayStation\u00ae5 console \u2013 1TB\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            PlayStation\u00ae5 console \u2013 1TB        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>PlayStation 5 Console &#8211; 1TB, includes wireless controller, 1TBSSD, Disc Drive, 2 Horizontal Stand Feet, HDMI cable, AC power cord, USB cable, printed&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>1TB of Storage, keep your favorite games ready and waiting for you to jump in and play<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-High Speed SSD, maximize you play sessions with near instant load times for installed PS5 games<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nEvery exchange relied on its hardware. An eight-jointed arm sat on a movable base, providing a working area of approximately three and a half meters square. Two prismatic joints slid sideways, while six revolute joints rotated for quick swings. The end piece was a regular racket with a little cup to hold the ball for serves. The actuators fired in sync every millisecond, and the entire system tracked location in less than 5 milliseconds. The links were comprised of very lightweight alloys that had been sculpted using 3D printing to keep everything nice and nimble without compromising strength.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22134149\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sony AI Ace Robot Table Tennis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>It wasn\u2019t just the hardware that gave Ace an advantage; nine standard cameras captured every detail that a human eye would miss in the midst of the game. They measured the ball\u2019s location at 200 frames per second with a precision of three millimeters, and three specialized event-based vision units calculated spin at 400 to 700 times per second. All of the data is then input into a computer, which crunches the numbers in ten milliseconds flat. This means it can detect minuscule changes in motion that speed past human sight in a blur and predict exactly what will happen when the ball strikes the net or the racket.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22134156\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sony AI Ace Robot Table Tennis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>It makes decisions at lightning speed, every thirty-two milliseconds, during each rally. To select the optimum answer from a library of talents, it employs a reinforcement learning system that was trained in a super-realistic simulation over thousands of hours. The simulation incorporates air resistance and racket interactions, as well as minor differences in starting conditions based on real-world player statistics. Once taught, the policy just plugs into the physical arm and allows it to figure things out on the go, with no pre-planned courses required. Even if the ball hits the net, the control software will reconfigure the swing trajectory in under 50 milliseconds and still complete a clean return.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22134204\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sony AI Ace Robot Table Tennis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>Early trials revealed some obvious patterns in how Ace gained the upper hand. The robot took a single game off of pros like Minami Ando and Kakeru Sone in the first round, but fell short in the final bouts. By the final March 2026 session, however, things had begun to alter. Ace had developed a knack for placing shots toward the table borders, which turned the tables. In fact, the robot was able to rack up 16 clean aces against the strongest opponents, compared to only 8 for its human opponents in the same games. Professionals have noticed that the complicated serves Ace throws up can often be just as difficult for the robot as they are for its human opponents, particularly those that require a very sophisticated return. In fact, the robot was able to score 16 clean aces against the strongest opponents, compared to only 8 for its human opponents in the same games. Professionals have remarked that the tricky serves Ace sends up are frequently just as difficult for the robot as they are for its human opponents, especially those that require a highly sophisticated return.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Sony AI&#8217;s Ace Robot Outplays Table Tennis Elites in Real Matches<br \/>\n<br \/>#Sony #AIs #Ace #Robot #Outplays #Table #Tennis #Elites #Real #Matches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elite athletes took to the court in Tokyo to face a beast of speed and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6741,5685,6955,6956,6952,490,305,1906,6953,6954],"class_list":["post-7728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-ace","tag-ais","tag-elites","tag-matches","tag-outplays","tag-real","tag-robot","tag-sony","tag-table","tag-tennis"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg",960,640,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg",640,427,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg",960,640,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg",960,640,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis.jpg",960,640,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sony-ai-ace-robot-table-tennis-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}