Google's ping pong robot pulls off a 340-hit rally

New footage shows Google's ping pong robot pulling off an epic 340-shot rally with a human. The advanced robotic arm is seen effortlessly sliding along its side of the ping pong table as it returns the human's shots. The monumental rally ends when the robot sends a weak shot into the net, more than four minutes after it started. Google used real-world and simulation-based training scenarios to turn the robot into a competent ping pong player. It currently plays'cooperatively' with a human to get a good rally going, but according to Google its skills could be built up to match the level of any human.