Man Challenges Robot to Ping-Pong...and Wins!

You know those nightmares you've had about robots being better than you at everything and eventually taking over the world by turning humankind into an army of docile servants? Well breathe easy, because it looks like robots can't even trump humans at ping-pong (suckers!).

A match between a top-ranked German ping-pong player and a 114-pound, six-axes robot named Agilus ended in defeat for the machine and sweet victory for man. Watch the video—filmed by the robot's designer, Kuka—below. And say goodbye to your frightening nightmares.

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For now.

 

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