Are robots meant to do things better than humans? Maybe not, or at least not yet. Chinese robotics company Kuka built an arm for Agilus Kuka, who played against German table tennis champion and world number one Timo Boll on March 11. Unfortunately, the match was not broadcast live. However, Kuka did film a commercial featuring the match, which you can watch below. Most of the video is in slow motion.
Boll managed to win the match, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, but there's no way to know if the match was complete or filmed shot by shot. It's also unclear how the robot tracks the ping-pong ball. Kuka's website doesn't mention anything about optical sensors.
Watch the video
How was the video filmed?
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