Now, it seems that artificial intelligence(人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the ways we live, work and play. Can you 1 that you can play table tennis with a robot one day? Recently, a scientist has invented a special robot that can be a table tennis 2. That 3 people can learn how to play table tennis not only from humans but also from a robot.
Named Forpheus, the smart table tennis robot is quite special. It can study the 4 of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can 5 judge(判断) the players' skill levels. Then it uses the information to 6 the ways to play. If the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way. But if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a 7 and more difficult way. 8, while playing, it encourages players to try their best with words like: "Good job!", "Come on!" and so on. At the same time, it gives some good 9 to improve their skills. So, it is both a good partner and a clever coach.
Science and technology is developing quickly these days and no one knows what will happen in the future. "In the next 20 years, it will be 10 that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one!" Takurya, the inventor of the robot, said.
