Sharpa's ping-pong playing, blackjack dealing humanoid is working overtime at CES 2026

There were no idle hands at Sharpa's CES booth. The company's humanoid may have been the busiest bot at show, autonomously playing ping-pong, dealing blackjack games and taking selfies with passersby.

How a Travel Writer Became Timothée Chalamet’s Ping-Pong Nemesis

For Pico Iyer, making his acting debut in the hit movie “Marty Supreme” was the latest journey in a life full of unexpected ...
Interesting Engineering

Meet North: Robot plays high-speed ping-pong with 0.02-second reaction time

At CES 2026, Singapore-based company Sharpa has redefined general-purpose robotics with the debut of its first autonomous ...

Extremely unlikely Marty Supreme actor has Bond villain ambitions – and we’re sold

Writer-director Josh Safdie made the unconventional and highly risky choice of casting a non-actor to star opposite Chalamet, ...
The Caledonian-Record

Dancing isn't enough: industry pushes for practical robots

Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but ...

Kevin O’Leary on the ‘Sheer F—ing Genius’ of ‘Marty Supreme’ and Why He’s ‘Unsatisfied’ With the Final Scene: ‘This Kumbaya Ending Is Absurd … Rachel Has ...

Kevin O'Leary talks about his acting debut in 'Marty Supreme' and why he's 'unsatisfied' with the 'kumbaya' ending: 'Rachel ...
Soap Central

Why did Kathy Bates lick a ping pong paddle at the Critics Choice Awards 2026? Onstage joke explained

Kathy Bates licked a ping pong paddle at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards as part of a spontaneous onstage bit tied to Timothée ...

Kathy Bates Licks a Ping Pong Paddle for Timothée Chalamet Spank Joke at Critics Choice Awards: 'I Can't Believe I Did That'

Kathy Bates hilariously licked a ping pong paddle at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards and then said "That's so gross. I can't ...