Ping pong robot sets record

Guinness World Records has recognized a robot with a unique ability: a machine called FORPHEUS is officially the "first robot table tennis tutor." The contraption, which holds a ping pong paddle and can play against and even teach a human, taps artificial intelligence to determine the ability of its opponent. It uses two vision sensors to keep a robotic eye on the ball, as well as a movement sensor that focuses on the human player's movement. Cameras over the table keep track of the ball's position at a rate of 80 times a second. "Omron's mission is a future where humans and machines harmonise together," Tako Oya, the lead developer of the project at Omron Corporation, said in a video about the machine.