Research & news

The published record

Everything the programme learns about tennis tactics, autonomy, and open hardware, written up as it happens.

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  HardwareAug 31, 2026

  BallBOPPer 2026 Rover Overview

  New drive system, new computation and controllers, new wrangling system, embedded batteries and 360-degree sensors make the 2026 BallBOPPer Rover a faster, stronger and more efficient mover on a tennis court.

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  ResearchAug 27, 2026

  BallBOPPer 2026 Ball Revolver Overview

  The Ball Revolver is an important addition to the 2026 BallBOPPer that provides a number of useful capabilities.

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  ResearchAug 25, 2026

  BallBOPPer 2026 Launch Head Reveal

  The Launch Head has evolved along with everything else about the BallBOPPer 2026 but the most important aspects of the design are much the same as the original patent.

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  ResearchAug 23, 2026

  BallBOPPer 2026 Launcher Overview

  New elevation system, ball catcher, revolver, ball "swirl" system, articulated cameras and wrap around wheels are some of the ways the 2026 BallBOPPer Launcher has been modified to achieve True Game Play.

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  TacticsFeb 09, 2026

  Playing Tennis like "Deep Blue" Part 3: The Djokovic Effect

  This post takes concepts about computational tennis from Part 1 and Part 2 and puts them into context to show how they apply to an actual player.

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  DataOct 30, 2025

  Tennis Scoreline Probabilities

  The Point Value table has over 1500 scorelines, all of the possible scorelines in a set of tennis, and each scoreline quantifies the strategic "value" of that particular score in a tennis set. These values are true for any set of tennis…

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  TacticsOct 15, 2025

  Playing Tennis like "Deep Blue" Part 2: Computation and Tennis Tactics

  Here at Blueberry Robotics we are developing an autonomous robot that has the ability to play tennis. Not a humanoid robot like 3CPO in Star Wars, but a purpose-built robot that is more like R2D2.

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  TacticsJul 16, 2024

  Playing Tennis like "Deep Blue" Part 1

  Imagine you had a portable machine that you can take to any tennis court, turn it on, and instantly be able to play tennis with it.

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  PrototypeJun 05, 2023

  BallBOPPer Prototype Demo Video

  After the release of the demo video of our 2023 prototype, the BallBOPPer returned to stealth mode. It will reemerge when the "True Game Play" preview and release are ready!

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  TacticsMar 30, 2023

  What are "Patterns of Play"?

  The BallBOPPer is specifically designed for training tennis players on Tennis "Patterns of Play".

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  HardwareMar 29, 2023

  New and Improved BallBOPPer Prototype 2023

  The BallBOPPer prototype has been dramatically improved as a result of daily testing and user feedback. The prototype pictured here has important speed and accuracy improvements in: launching, roving, navigation and reloading.

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  HardwareApr 06, 2021

  Latest BallBOPPer upgrades and enhancements 2021

  The 2021 version of the BallBOPPer autonomous tennis training robot is pictured above. Simplified ball reloader, redesigned rover drive system, enhanced battery system, larger front display, and upgraded sensors all around.