This video showcases a Unitree G1 humanoid robot, nicknamed ‘HITTER,’ playing table tennis.
The video features the robot in various scenarios, including:
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Playing a rally against another humanoid robot.
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Engaging in a rally with a human player, demonstrating capabilities like side-step footwork, forehand-backhand switching, and returning deep balls.
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Returning a human player’s smash with a quick response time of 0.42 seconds.
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A demonstration of the robot’s accuracy in returning forehand and backhand shots, showing the successful hits versus misses and unreturned shots.
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A section highlighting a few “failure cases,” such as missing the ball or hitting it into the net.
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A montage showing the robot playing against various human opponents.