A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players ...

Ace is the first robot that can match serves with some of the best pro players in the world, a new study shows.

Table tennis stars have a new challenge: trying to beat the AI robot designed to beat them.

A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

The breakthrough is seen as a significant step forward for physical AI, with potential applications well beyond sport.