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Sony’s table tennis robot beat a pro player she couldn’t read

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 28, 2026
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Mayuka Taira, a professional table tennis player, lost to a robot called Ace in December 2025 and described the experience: “it is very hard to predict, and it shows no emotion. Because you can’t read its reactions, it’s impossible to sense what kind of shots it dislikes or struggles with.” Table tennis at the competitive leve…

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