Homemade Table Tennis Ping Pong Robot

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I invented this mechanical "Ping Pong Robot" because I'm a mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech and I love Table Tennis. It is a purely mechanical alternative to the electro-mechanical robots currently available.

Ben Beck, Jay Johnson, Ryder Winck, and I chose this device for our Modeling and Simulation project Spring 2008. The results were put into practice when I built it later in the semester.

In Spring 2008 the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets competed for their first time in the NCTTA National Championships. The men came in at 16th in the Nation. The women, 4th. This machine is dedicated to the 2008 Nationally Ranked Georgia Tech team.

For more information about:
Georgia Tech Table Tennis
the Modeling and Simulation Project
and other Table Tennis Projects

visit www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/tta

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Homemade Table Tennis Ping Pong Robot

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  • Awesome!

    cool men... very useful for players want to practice alone....

    By ter1324 1247216118 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Haha - that's cool.

    Haha - that's cool.

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  • Wow! I wish I had ...

    Wow! I wish I had one of those to practice with in my apartment! On second thought, my cat would probably hate it. Glad to see your Maximilian seems to love it!

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  • nice

    nice

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  • That is an AWESOME ...

    That is an AWESOME machine man. Ingenious design.

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  • Dude, Aaron, that's ...

    Dude, Aaron, that's great! Now if only there was a serious market, you got a patent, beefed up the design a little in the robustness, and then you'd have your first million!

    -daa

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  • awesome!!!

    awesome!!!

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  • Aaron, way to go. ...

    Aaron, way to go. You should modify it, then bust it out at practice sometime. hahahaha.

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  • This is the ...

    This is the greatest contraption ever created! Whoever were the geniuses who designed this newfangled mechanism of ping-ponging pandemonium, I must applauded you - for you have permanently changed the way the sport will be played. Godspeed GT Table Tennis.

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