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Robot Table Tennis Tutor Debuts New AI Capabilities At CES 2018

Practice long enough with Omron Corporation‘s AI-equipped robot table tennis tutor, FORPHEUS, and you’ll probably develop a wicked backhand shot. Despite its impressiveness as a teacher, helping you play better ping-pong isn’t Omron’s No. 1 goal for FORPHEUS. “What we’re trying to show is our vision,” Omron’s Automation Group Manager, Mike Chen, said. “This is our […]

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Hubo The Robot Carries Olympic Torch In South Korea

Carrying the Olympic torch has long been known as a tremendous honor. With the PyeongChang Winter Olympics two months away, the torch is making its way around South Korea. Interestingly enough, one of the latest to carry the torch wasn’t human. Hubo, a robot created by Professor Jun Ho Oh, received the torch from his creator […]

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