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![]() As far as I know, the first instance of a tennis-playing robot in science fiction. But not the first actual tennis-playing robot - see below!
Feel like you're being outclassed? Adjustments are possible:
"Did Robert enjoy the tennis?" it inquired politely.
"I did not!" snapped the man. "Red Three won — and by too big a score. Have it geared down a few feet per second."
"Yes, Robert."
Modern Mechanix offered delighted robotics enthusiasts with this story in 1934; as you see, the robot is a wily server of tennis balls, if not a returner of tennis balls.
![]() (Actual tennis robot circa 1934)
PITTING their skill against the strokes of a mechanical tennis player in a recent exhibition, St. Louis racquet stars found themselves deluged by a barrage of deceptive lobs and smashing serves which drove them to the base line and forced them to net several of their returns.
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