Monstrous ‘crab-like’ robot plays table tennis against Olympic medalist with accuracy

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Monstrous ‘crab-like’ robot plays table tennis against Olympic medalist with accuracy
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Witness the awesome table tennis skills of Omron Corporation's 9th-gen FORPHEUS robot as it faces off against Olympic player, Miwa Harimoto.

The robot was able to hold its own, but did struggle with smash shots from the Olympic table tennis silver medal winner.Silver medal-winning Olympic table tennis player Miwa Harimoto recently had her skills tested by a robot called FORPHEUS at a semiconductor event in Tokyo. Developed by the Omron Corporation, this state-of-the-art robot stole the show at the Semicon Japan exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight on December 13.

Using this data, the robot’s “brain” can then calculate the likely trajectory of the ball and move its paddle to intercept. The robot also integrates generative artificial intelligence to allow it to converse with its opponent. By all accounts, Omron’s improvements to the robot have proved very successful for a robot intended to act as a tutor, not an Olympian challenger.

The competition between the robot and Harimoto began at a slow pace, but the game’s speed was gradually ramped up to push both competitors to their limits. For the most part, FORPHEUS was more than a match for Harimoto; it did struggle to return smash shots from the Olympian.is better known for its health-related products, such as thermometers and weight scales. However, it also offers a line of industrial machinery designed to help automate production lines.in 2012 and debuted in China .

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