CES 2018: Omron’s ping pong robot keeps ball in play

Japanese electronics firm Omron is showing off a ping pong-playing robot that uses artificial intelligence to adapt its gameplay to each human opponent.

The machine has been taking on challengers at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week, which represents its US debut.

The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones took it for a spin.

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CES 2018: Omron’s ping pong robot keeps ball in play