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Robot Plays Table Tennis

technologyApril 24, 2026·93 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about robot plays table tennis. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Robot Plays Table Tennis
A robot can play table tennis. Its name is Ace. A big company in Japan made it. Ace played against good players. It won three games. It lost two games. One player was very surprised.
Ace uses many cameras. The cameras see the ball. They are very fast. Ace learned to play on a computer. It practised for many hours.
Some people think this is great. But some people say it is not fair. The cameras help the robot too much. Humans have only two eyes. It is strange to play a machine.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a machine that moves and works
n.
a thing that takes pictures
v.
do again and again to get better
adj.
did not think it would happen
adj.
not normal, feels different
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

robotn.

a machine that moves and works

机器人robotrô-bốtrobôロボットrobotrobotروبوتrobotробот로봇
cameran.

a thing that takes pictures

摄像头cámaracameracâmeraカメラkamerakameraكاميراcameraкамера카메라
practisev.

do again and again to get better

练习practicarluyện tậppraticar練習するpratik yapmakćwiczyćيتدربoefenenтренироваться연습하다
surprisedadj.

did not think it would happen

惊讶的sorprendidongạc nhiênsurpreso驚いたşaşırmışzaskoczonyمتفاجئverrastудивлённый놀란
strangeadj.

not normal, feels different

奇怪的extrañokỳ lạestranho奇妙なgaripdziwnyغريبvreemdстранный이상한

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The machine won three games.

2

The machine uses only two cameras.

3

Some people say it is not fair.

4

The machine lost five games.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How did the machine learn to play?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why do some people say it is not fair?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

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