Robot simulating lobs

I think you can play with people instead. Like... play an exhibition match :D

D K,

What type of robot do you have??? Depending on what type you have, either the kind that sit on the table or the kind that sit on the floor. If you have the type that sits on the table then you can lift the front of the robot to change the balls trajectory. This will help when you want the robot to launch the ball higher and closer to the net. Then adjust the robot to send you whatever spin or no spin you are trying to achieve for your practice.

If you have the type that sits on the floor you can do the same thing. Just put something under the front of the robot, like a 2"x4"x12" long piece of wood. Depending on how much you need to lift it to achieve desired ball trajectory. We have done this at my club and it works just fine.

Also, as a side note. If you have one of the Joola IPONG robots. Joola IPONG sells a tilt stand for there robots for what you are trying to achieve.

Hope this helps. :-) 

D K,

I assume that your robot has adjustments for topspin and backspin, maybe even sidespin. If so what you can do is to set the TS and BS to the same position on the knobs. This should give you the dead ball you are looking for.

I would play with people,but no one wants to play with a classical chopper.

And if they want,they deliberately play smashes or lobs,so I cannot train anything else than a smash.

I have the Donic robopong robot.

(I should note that the word "lobs" was a mistake,I did not want to type it here,but my computer often has lags)

It sits on the table.
I do not wantto train smashing,my game is catching them,but the robot cannot simulate a powerful drive/smash or a "weak-smash" (smash-like stroke that raises very high immediately,but falls nearly vertically about 5metres behind the table,but is absolutely powerless,played with no power,just by letting the hand fall on the ball).

Your note is correct,my robot can play all types of spin,but it has only one wheel,so it cannot play a ball without spin.

About the high attack:I meant a topspin,about 50 cm high,falling very quickly deep into the court,fast enough to not be considered a lob.

D K,

I am assuming that you have either the Robo-Pong 540, 1040 or 1050 and you are right. They only have a 1 wheel design which is not really good. If I where you I would buy a Joola IPONG, at least the Original and they don't cost as much as your Robo-Pong. After a bit of experimenting I found that my Joola IPONG Master V300 can do just about anything I want it to. The Joola IPONG has a 2 wheel design, so you can have it launch dead ball's. Plus you can lift the front of it so you can get high balls just over the net. 

You can also have it launch balls as you described in your last post. The only other way is to get someone to feed you the ball the way you want it. And you already said that you don't have that option.

Hi DK,

I'm using both RoboPong 2050 as well as NewStar 2080 CR in order to adapt my Pips concept to discomfort playing situations. A couple of adversaries figure out shortly how to play effectively against Pips - spinless with high arc and sometimes reduced pace both on FH as well as on BH. To prevent myself falling into the trap NewStar 2080 is perfect to simulate situations as described. The robot sits on the floor (like others) but can be placed from the left/right corner of the table to a distance of 1 to 2 meters from the middle of the table. You also can move the height of tube ejecting the balls from 10 to 30 cm. Therefore you can simulate almost each ball (spinny or spinless). RoboPong I am mainly use in terms of enhancing safety by drills focusing eg. on exact playing down the line or by training foot steps by vary pace and horizontal angle.

Be sure I would buy another robot if I could.

But the robot I am using is not mine,its borrowed.

And I do not have money to buy a robot.

I have barely enough money for rubbers and tournaments

Hi DK 

im sure you have tha same robot as I'm using right now ! I use my robot for so many drills flick ,lobs ,top spin you name it !! Just explore and if you have good space ? Put down the robot on the floor and away from the table and use the highest speed or spin and put the head up ok

I am not sure if yu have the same robot because my robot's head cnnot be simply "put up".

Its maximum degree is about 35° from horizontal line.

At this angle,it is unable to simulate vertical balls.

Additinally,it is not made to stand on floor,it would lose balance and the table will get out of the robots reach.