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If you’re interested in learning how to play table tennis, a robot in Japan is up for the coaching job, and the bot has even earned a Guinness World Record for its tutoring skills. The robot, called FORPHEUS, was named the “first robot table tennis tutor” for its ability to play and teach the sport.

This robot teaches humans to be better at table tennis

Human-robot interaction isn’t exactly an everyday occurence at the moment, but this robot is looking to bridge that gap by helping to improve player’s table tennis skills. It’s called FORPHEUS, which, brace yourself, stands for Future Omron Robotics Technology for Exploring Possibility of Harmonized aUtomation with Sinic Theoretics , and has been developed by the Omron Corporation in Japan.