PONGBOT Table Tennis Robot: APP Control 264 Drills, Portable Ping Pong Machine with Spin/Speed Customization, 150-Ball Capacity for Solo Training & Coaching

No other mass-produced robot under $1000 allows creating custom drills and from a well-designed app, no less. The drills can be an array of up to 5 shots that can be positioned around the table. It's easy to set up a Falkenberg drills, for example. There are a couple of things to note that aren't clear from the description. The height/trajectory of the head can be set via the app, but it cannot change within a drill. So, one drill has one common trajectory for each shot. That means you can't really set up a serve, a push and a loop in one drill. I have been able to set up underspin pushes and topspin loops in a single drill, no problem. But short serves require that the trajectory of the head be pointing downwards. That being said, because this is a tabletop robot that can be placed anywhere, it can replicate serves better than other (often much more expensive) robots that are permanently mounted at one height at the center of the table. Also, one drill can have two spins only, meaning topspin and backspin. Sidespin is possible by manually rotating the head, but this is not automated so you'll have that side/topspin or side/underspin until you manually rotate it again. The shot quality is great, no complaints. The build quality is impressive and the robot has yet to jam after 10+ hours of use. If the manufacturer is reading this, I would like to make a suggestion. The more expensive PongBot models have automated trajectory and head rotation for sidespin so you can get all possible spins and trajectories in one drill. However, they are mounted in the center of the table to allow for ball recycling. The Nova is far more versatile because it can be placed anywhere on the table, making for more realistic serves, counterlooping, etc. Many robot users don't really care about ball recycling. A human multi-ball feeder doesn't have constant ball recycling so why would I need that in a robot? 150 balls is plenty of workout before needing a break and I could easily rig up an extension to the Nova's basket to allow for another 100 balls if I need that. I'd like to see a "Nova Pro" model that is a tabletop unit that has the automated rotation/trajectory of the more expensive PongBots. I'd pay good money for that.

This bot is definitely the best bot in sub-400 dollar mark. It is really well built. The greatest thing about it is the consistency of each shot. Any other sub-100 or 200 USD bot has way worst consistency in term of precision of each shot. The software has a wide range of setting, angle, spin, frequency and speed. It also allows you to set multiple combo and execute them either in sequence or randomly. It is about 150 USD more expensive than the other similar design bot, like the S101, HP07, but those are way worst in terms of configuration of each shot, making than much more difficult to use. I live in a small apartment and only have a mini table tennis table, but I can use this bot with the small table without any issue. See my video with random configuration of 3 combos at different angles.

Easy to set up. No issues so far. The app could be more initiative

robot works well, has a small learning curve using the app and the remote control but wasn't overly complex. So far no jams or issues but it did overshoot the table on one of the exercises. The spins are accurate but not super strong. I wish i can further adjust the rate of the ball coming out so I get an extra second or two to catch my breath. Great product

The so-called "Operation Manual," written in Chinese English, with usage instructions and diagrams that are so small that you literally need a magnifying glass to read them, is absolutely useless in instructing you how to use the robot or even how to get it to throw balls. And instead of providing instructions on how to use the accompanying remote control, the "manual" forces you to download an app to use with your cell phone, circumventing the use of the remote control. In addition, the instructions that appear in the window of the remote control are, again, so tiny they are all but impossible to read, and the steps required to use the robot are so convoluted that three of us spent over an hour trying to decipher them. The result: we could only use the robot intermittently, on one setting, before it shut off, and then we had to spend another ten minutes trying to get it to shoot balls again. So unless you're a computer nerd or have nothing better to do with your life than spend hours trying to figure out how to use this thing, I suggest you buy another robot from a different company.

je ne m'attendais pas à un robot aussi efficace , ne bloque pas une balle , les effets sont bien réalisés , la vitesse bluffante , et tout est réglable , avec des combinaisons. l'appli est intuitive , très satisfait

Buon robot per utilizzo casalingo.

Good product with variety of functions Easy to set up and start immediately

This product works as you would expect. One thing to note. The bot needs about 10 balls in the tube before it will fire a ball. The app is great. Easy to use and set up drills.

Not cheap, but it is really a nice device. The setup was easy, basically no hardware setup, it is required to setup an app in the phone through bluetooth. Once it is setup, it works very nicely. It is with all basic training options and it can be programmed as well. The remote control is not very user friendly, the screen is too small. But the phone app is good enough for all you need!