Sony AI’s Ace robot defeats pro Miyuu Kihara under official ITTF rules
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-13
Sony AI's Ace robot defeated professional table tennis player Miyuu Kihara under official ITTF competition rules, with the achievement documented in a Nature paper on autonomous robotic sports play.
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- Sony AI's Ace robot defeated a professional table tennis player named Miyuu Kihara.
- The match was conducted under official ITTF rules, giving it competitive legitimacy.
- The achievement is formally documented in a peer-reviewed Nature paper titled 'Outplaying elite table tennis players with an autonomous robot'.
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Sony AI's Ace robot defeats pro Miyuu Kihara under official ITTF rules
Outplaying elite table tennis players with an autonomous robot