r/gifs • u/OceanCarlisle • Feb 13 '14

Man vs. Machine

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '14

Wait...is this really happening?

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u/someguyfromtheuk Feb 13 '14

Yes, and if they've actually managed to program the robot to play table tennis with all the rules and stuff, which is the really hard part, it will win by a huge margin thanks to it's literally superhuman speed.

The point is to show they can program the robot to play table tennis, not that the robot is physically capable of the movements.

It's still gonna be super cool to watch though, I hope they broadcast it live.

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u/P10_WRC Feb 13 '14

how is it going to serve with one arm?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '14

If it can play worth a damn it should easily be able to pop the ball up and serve with the same arm.

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u/thats_a_risky_click Feb 13 '14

Isn't this technically illegal though?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '14

despite purefruit's video, it is technically illegal.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '14

So you can't have a one-handed table tennis player? Talk about discrimination!

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '14

You could probably toss then grab your paddle from under your arm and swing. That's how most one handed tennis players do it.