[perlgeek]

I'm already impressed by their progress, but I wouldn't say it puts robots on par with humans when it comes to table tennis.

Another limitation is that most humans[0] cannot actually see the spin that's on a ball, but need to predict it based on relative racquet movement to the ball. In the video, they say that their system measures spin.

[0]: Table tennis legend Timo Boll has stated that he has excellent eyesight, and can actually see the rotation of the ball, which helped him during service receive.