Acemate by OneRobotics selected into TIME's 2025 best inventions list, the only global representative in sports robots

Recently, TIME magazine released the Best Inventions of 2025. Acemate, the world's first AI tennis robot launched by OneRobotics, was successfully selected. It is not only the only sports robot to make this high-profile list, but also the only brand selected in the "Sports & Fitness" category as a robot, demonstrating its uniqueness and leadership in applying AI and robotics technology to sports scenarios.

Known as the "Oscar of Technological Innovation", TIME magazine is regarded as a bellwether in the global technological innovation field. One of the key focuses of this year's list selection is inventions in the field of artificial intelligence, with candidates evaluated across multiple critical dimensions including originality, effecacy, ambition and impact. TIME magazine highly praised Acemate:

"Tennis is a sport that can't be played alone, unless you roll this robot onto the court with you. Acemate's rechargeable machine catches balls in its net and shoots one back, with full-court coverage up to about 16 feet per second on all surface types. Users can set the robot's returning speed and height via a companion phone app, which also offers post-play feedback detailing a player’s shot placements, average speeds, and other data points. "

Acemate's outstanding performance stems from OneRobotics's long-term accumulation in core embodied AI technologies. By integrating machine vision, motion control and high-dynamic environment interaction algorithms, Acemate can predict ball trajectories, move across the entire court, and hit return shots like a professional human player. It builds a complete training loop of "perception-thinking-execution-feedback", delivering a high-intensity interactive experience indistinguishable from competing against a real person.

Acemate's inclusion in TIME's Best Inventions of 2025 not only confirms OneRobotics's ability to commercialize its technologies, but also sets a new benchmark of "AI + Robotics + Sports" for the sports technology industry. In the future, OneRobotics will continue to extend its core technologies to more sports scenarios, while deeply developing the field of AI embodied intelligence. It aims to bring more intelligent robotic products into households around the world, making life better through technology and innovation.