
Google set up two robotic arms for a game of infinite table tennis
Mack DeGeurin
created: July 23, 2025, 7:51 p.m. | updated: July 26, 2025, 11:38 p.m.
Known for pioneering AI models that have outperformed the best human players at chess and Go, DeepMind now has a pair of robotic arms engaged in a kind of infinite game of table tennis.
Just as Isner eventually adapted his game to beat Mahut, each robotic arm uses AI models to shift strategies and improve.
And while the robotic arms are easily beaten by advanced human players, they’ve been shown to dominate beginners.
Since then, the now-veteran AI robots have squared off against each other once again.
In the meantime, the DeepMind robots will keep swatting away, unaware of their never-ending fifth-set odyssey.
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