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 vision of harmony between man and machine, or people and technology. What we have here is the representation.”
Since making its debut back in 2013, FORPHEUS has made crucial strides, specifically in the area of artificial intelligence.