New table tennis robot for Chiquita (banana

[NTclub]

The Japan national team opened a new table tennis robot on 2 June, 2012 at the Japanese national training center.

Many news papers reported this topic.
This robot is possible to register 99 patterns (rotation, speed and direction of a ball)
This robot can do Chiquita!

This robot was deveroped only the Japan national team.
The news papers introduced this robot as a secrete weapon for Lonfon Olympic!

News source and photo:
Hochi (Japanese)
Tokyo-chunichi sport (Japanese)

 

[DialecticBrown]

WHOA!!! That's an amazing invention. I want one! haha
I'm interested to see how much it will develop Japan's national team members.

 

[NTclub]

According to the release of the national agency for the advancement of sports and health who ordered to deverope this robot, the develoment cost is about 200,000 US$. This robot is not on sale. This robot is a new type using three rollers.

 

[YosuaYosan]

3 rollers? Amazing stuff
So it could change the spin axis from the 3 dimensions(x, y and z)?

Utterly intriguing..