PONGBOT: An artificial intelligence table tennis serving robot that can simulate any shot, covering needs from entertainment to professionalism

In modern life, the table tennis server has attracted increasing attention and favor from users. It has become a must-have for improving table tennis skills or entertainment. Whether it is used for teaching and training in table tennis clubs, gyms, organizations, or schools, or for leisure and entertainment in bars, family basements, businesses, game rooms, and communities, people need an excellent table tennis serving robot to play the role of a coach, companion, and partner.

PONGBOT is a company that can provide you with the perfect table tennis serving robot. We are a company focusing on the design and manufacturing of innovative table tennis products and systems. We have a strong R&D team focusing on control systems, visual AI algorithms, IoT, and smart sensing technologies. At present, these technologies are applied to the field of table tennis, providing intelligent products such as table tennis serving robots for professional training and entertainment scenarios. In addition, Qualcomm, the leading company in the chip industry, invested in us and became one of our main shareholders 3 years ago. Through collaboration with Qualcomm, we have built the Pong Smart AI platform that enables us to build a man-machine cooperative training environment, which can capture players’ real-time data, run complicated deep learning algorithms, adjust training plans, and make real-time adjustments to serving robots. We also have strategic cooperation with the Chinese Table Tennis College (CTTC, led by Dr. Shi Zhao, former head coach of the Chinese national team). This gives us professional coach resources and national-level training content.

Our products are all equipped with cutting-edge technologies and can bring players a whole new level of user experience:

PONGBOT’s table tennis serving robot can simulate any shot, and its shot is more like that of a professional coach, yet it ensures more stability in shooting than a real coach. It contains many professionally developed programmed drills, allowing players to freely choose from basic to high-level table tennis routines. In addition, it can also perform visual programming and customize the routines you want. It can not only control the landing point, oscillation, trajectory, spin, rhythm, frequency, and speed of the ball, but also adjust and combine them freely, and make very subtle adjustments to each parameter. It is also possible to quickly switch between completely different routines, achieving 99% similarity with real-life combat. This extraordinary performance is mainly attributed to PONGBOT’s self-developed PONG SMART system. The PONG SMART system is like the CNS of the PONGBOT series products, which coordinates the precise coordination of various modules in the equipment, achieving intelligent coordination of various components in the serving machine. When the serving robot receives different serving instructions, it can quickly judge and adjust the spin, speed, oscillation, trajectory, and other attributes of the ping pong ball, ensuring the accuracy of each shooting point and the stability of shooting parameters.

Regarding craftsmanship, PONGBOT places great emphasis on the appearance and every internal detail of the product. The overall appearance of the machine has been carefully designed, with smooth and fashionable lines. The internal structure of the machine adopts injection molding technology and wear-resistant plastic, which greatly increases the service life of the machine, and the lubrication and mechanical performance are also very nice. For the core components of the ball serving machine, such as the wheel, PONGBOT specifically invited German chemical giant BASF to collaborate and conduct in-depth research on the impact of plastic ratio on the serving results. Later, it was upgraded to a special wear-resistant wheel for application in PONGBOT’s ball serving machine, ensuring the stability of the ball throwing while reducing wear.

At present, the three products we have launched are NOVA S Pro, OMNI S Pro, and HALO S Pro. They not only possess the extraordinary performance mentioned above but also have their highlights:

NOVA S Pro is a tabletop portable table tennis serving robot that can be controlled using both a remote control and a mobile app for precise control. Its fashionable appearance and compact structural design bring users a portable experience. The NOVA S Pro comes with a storage bin that can hold 150+balls. When stored, the machine can fit snugly into the storage bin, greatly reducing the product volume and space occupied when carrying the entire product, making it easy to pack and carry with you. It is also equipped with a large capacity external battery, providing longer battery life for carrying and outdoor use. Its programmed drills include standard positions and pioneering near-net positions, with up to 264 sets. Its multi-position visualization programming has the function of intelligent memory, allowing for the selection of any programming plan that has been previously customized no matter how long it takes. Its frequency range of 30 to 90 balls per minute at varying speeds (2-15m/s). It can simulate any serve, as the robot can oscillate 44 degrees and create ball trajectories of 20 degrees downwards to 30 degrees upwards.

OMNI S Pro is a clamp-type table tennis serving robot that can be controlled using a mobile app and an E Pad S Bluetooth touch screen for real-time adjustment of shooting parameters. Both the mobile app and the E Pad S offer 396 sets of programmed drills, which can fully meet the user’s needs for basic training, difficulty challenges, daily entertainment, and professional training. Its shooting speed is 2-15m/s. The maximum spin is up to 100r/s, accommodated by a shooting frequency of 30-90 balls per minute, and multiple fine adjustable gears. It simulates a realistic combo experience, with quick and automatic switching between long and short balls in just 0.66 seconds. In addition, the open drill library in the app offers a variety of visual routine combinations to share, offering users the opportunity to freely choose their favorite routines to follow during training. The open drill library also supports sharing custom ball routines inside. We have created a space for users to learn from each other and grow together. Invited form coach of the Chinese national table tennis team, Chen Bin, to participate in the design of the drills and various professional table tennis techniques.

HALO S Pro is a floor-standing table tennis serving robot that can also use the mobile app and the E Pad S for intelligent dual control. Due to its floor-standing design with wheels, it can be easily moved and placed in any position. HALO S Pro offers pre-programmed drills in three positions (standard position and two side positions), with up to 396 sets. Because it has very high serving performance, it is very suitable for users who have high requirements for professional training. The shooting speed is 2-15m/s. The maximum spin is up to 100r/s, accommodated by a shooting frequency of 30-90 balls per minute, and multiple fine adjustable gears. HALO S Pro, like OMNI S Pro, can also use the open drill library through a mobile app to learn and share table tennis routines.

Our products and systems have hit the Chinese domestic market for several years and have been used by millions of players. Our serving robot kept being the best-selling product for over two years and has taken over 40% of the online market share. We do believe that our products, systems, as well as professional content made by Chinese national team coaches, can bring table tennis lovers a whole new level of experience.

If you want to learn more about PONGBOT, please contact us immediately:

Web: https://www.pongbotsports.com

Email: [email protected]

Store: https://pongbotstore.com