# The Robot That Beat Elite Table Tennis Players Under Real Rules

- slug: the-robot-that-beat-elite-table-tennis-players-under-real-rules
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Robotics

Sony built a robot that beat elite table tennis players under official rules, and the world barely noticed. The Nature-published result is the confirmation that physical AI crossed an elite threshold — the shrug is the story.

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