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Robot With Lightning-Fast Arms Just Beat World-Class Table Tennis Players!

Thursday 23 April 2026 Newsround (BBC)
Robot With Lightning-Fast Arms Just Beat World-Class Table Tennis Players!

Photo: Hongjin Wang / Unsplash

A super-smart robot with incredibly fast robotic arms just played table tennis against some of the best human players in the world—and won! Scientists built this robot to test how good artificial intelligence [computer brains that can learn and think] has become, and it turns out robots are getting REALLY good at sports that need super-quick reflexes. Who knows what robots will challenge us to next?
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