Unitree G1 robot, aptly named HITTER, plays Ping Pong with humans!

This video showcases a Unitree G1 humanoid robot, nicknamed ‘HITTER,’ playing table tennis.

The video features the robot in various scenarios, including:

  • Playing a rally against another humanoid robot.

  • Engaging in a rally with a human player, demonstrating capabilities like side-step footwork, forehand-backhand switching, and returning deep balls.

  • Returning a human player’s smash with a quick response time of 0.42 seconds.

  • A demonstration of the robot’s accuracy in returning forehand and backhand shots, showing the successful hits versus misses and unreturned shots.

  • A section highlighting a few “failure cases,” such as missing the ball or hitting it into the net.

  • A montage showing the robot playing against various human opponents.