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SmartPong Table Tennis Robot

By Greg Letts, About.com

Photo of Folded Up SmartPong Table Tennis Robot

Folded Up SmartPong Table Tennis Robot

Photo courtesy David Chu © 2007

Price

I believe the list price of a Smartpong is $1500, through the North American distributor, though it may be available for less during an introduction period. Compared to the Butterfly Amicus 3000 and TTmatic 502, the price performance of the SmartPong is clearly superior. I think many will take issue with the fact that this robot is almost all plastic, like the Newgy, while the others of made of metal. However, I think that the proven reliability of the Newgy robots show that the construction of the SmartPong robot can last for many years without problem. The Xushaofa robot is also in the price range, but doesn’t seem to be available at this time.

Summary

Though I have had a few issues with the robot initially, I am fully satisfied with my unit. I have owned both a Sitco and TTmatic 302 robot, and while they were/are both outstanding robots that have helped improve my game, I have always wished that they had some programmability but still at an affordable price. With the availability of the SmartPong, I believe I can say that my wish has been granted, as now I have a great practice partner on call, ready to help me on anything that I want to work on whenever I find time.

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