Here is the actual “match.” It is a tremendous disappointment and I feel like a dingus for ever getting my hopes up:
Ping-pong match between robot and human is extreme disappointment
The overhyped ping-pong match between the eighth-ranked table tennis player on the planet and a super-fast robot arm thing was supposed to be incredible. Instead it was a terrible, pre-taped LIE!
The “match” is just a cut-up, exceedingly polished montage of isolated shots edited together to form a cinematic human comeback story. What a waste. We got nary a glimpse of the real thing. Boll would have dominated, but based on the look of this robot and the videos above, there’s reason to believe the machine could at least return a couple shots and make it interesting. Or not. Either way, a real, uncut video or anything to demonstrate how this match-up actually went would have been exciting. I don’t think anyone would pass judgment or doubt the robot’s ability to manufacture stuff because it’s not actually any good at ping-pong. There’s no need to hide. YouTube commenters are just as displeased as I am:
Not cool, robot-making people. I will, however, give you credit for the shot of Boll consoling the sad robot:
And Boll preparing to face A ROBOT QUINTET:
That was funny. The rest of this is stupid and a huge waste of time. Harrumph.
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