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From: relkins@VAX1.ACS.UDEL.EDU (Rob Elkins)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.digest
Subject: Re: table tennis playing robot
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Date: 21 Jan 88 14:43:33 GMT
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In article <8801180618.AA08105@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> RCSMPA::HAMILTON@gmr.COM
("William E. Hamilton, Jr.") writes:
>I believe the table tennis playing robot work was done by Bell Labs at
>one of their New Jersey locations (probably Murray Hill or Holmdel).

I remember reading in Levi's "Hackers" about a table tennis playing robot
that was built at MIT during the 60's.  Whether or not this is hearsay,
I'm not sure.  I do remember reading that the robot confused Professor
Minsky for a ping-pong ball and tried to take a swat at him.  This could
be hearsay as well.

Rob Elkins
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