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Sony AI Zurich - Project Ace

Switzerland

Sony AI also runs a parallel Gastronomy Flagship Project on dexterous culinary manipulation robots, distinct from the commercial AIBO product line.

Updated 2026-07-10 · Last verified 2026-07-10

AffiliationSony AI (Sony Group Corporation)
CountryCH
TypeCorporate
Research areasreal-time control, event-based vision, model-free reinforcement learning, dexterous manipulation
Flagship contributionBuilt Project Ace, an autonomous table-tennis robot able to compete with elite human players, combining high-speed event-based vision sensors with model-free reinforcement learning, published on the cover of Nature in April 2026.
Key peoplePeter Dürr (Director, Sony AI Zurich, lead du projet Ace)
Open outputsRecherche publiée dans Nature ; aucun poids ou code open source identifié au moment de la vérification.
CityZurich

Sources : Sony AI (2026-04)Nature (2026-04)Robotics and Automation News (2026-05-14)

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