Ping-pong robot maintains harmony with a person’s thoughts and movements

Untitled-3About 550 companies and organizations from Japan and overseas are showcasing their latest IT and electronics products at the CEATEC JAPAN 2014, which opens to the public today. A robot from Omron that can play ping pong is one of the star attractions at a high-tech trade show being held near Tokyo. The Omron ping-pong robot recognizes the opponent’s standing position and paddle position to analyze the position of the ball three-dimensionally and to predict its trajectory. Based on this data, the robot is controlled at high speed and with high precision. Unless these separate operations are synchronized and controlled at 1/1,000 of a second accuracy, the robot ends up missing the ball.

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Through this precise control, the robot can return a slow blooper to an opponent who hits a blooper. In the case of an opponent who hits a faster ball, the robot can return a faster ball. Whether the opponent is an adult or child, the robot always returns the ball in a way that is easy for the opponent to hit.
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