Joola Buddy Table Tennis Robot

This is a review for the V300 which is the highest price model. Obviously the price reflects the options of ball spin, speed and sweep. All can be controlled with the small remote that easily fits in your hand or pocket. Getting to know how to position the robot and what kind of settings you want to practice against takes some time and experimentation but once you get into the swing of a certain setting it's very easy to keep a rhythm going and then you simply adjust your return shot to learn the best technique.The sweep function is a lot of fun and can provide a good work out depending on how fast you want the balls delivered. Top speed is fun but too fast to be practical.I strongly recommend a back of the table catch net to save picking up all the balls but there will still be plenty of bending over to pick up the ones you miss or that the robot occasionally sends out at a strange angle. It's also important to ensure the balls go back in the hopper clean to avoid misfires or jamming so make sure to have a clean floor or wipe them before re-using.It's a lot of fun and very good for practice and of course there's nothing like the real thing but you can at least improve your skills without needing a patient and expensive coach to shoot balls over the net to you.There's lots of good tutorials on Youtube with instructions on how to use the V300 so check them out first to see if this is what you are looking for.

It can be disappointing to start with , that is until you get to know how to use it properly . (that is ball going into net , or overshooting ) I think it is all about where and how you position it on the table tennis table or top . Practice using the different settings . Good for practicing forehand and backhand shots , blocking ,flicks etc . I did not give it 5 stars because of the lack of side spin , although I did realise this when I bought it . Very robust , it takes a few hits now and again . Remote control is a really good feature and works well . Is not massive looking or imposing on the table . I did put tape on the area where someone had previously advised and have had no trouble with jamming .A very good buy , especially for beginners and for people wanting to improve their game up to the next level . I have spent hours using it now , don’t know what I would do without it ! Keeps you fit , very good on faster frequencies for hand to eye coordination and it just feels good to hit the balls back over the net , good therapy .

I bought this robot because sometimes i have days without anyone to play with me.This is the first time i tried a robot, i did not tried the previous editions.The robot is cool, not heavy, nice shape, does not take room when stored, easy to setup and to control.You can spend some hours practicing with it, testing your abilities on speed, returning balls, topspin and backspin and control your forehand and backhand.The only problem is sometimes a ball can be jammed and it stuck the engine to throw balls even when it still works.So it can be frustrating, losing momentum, you might need to shuffle the balls with your hand or pause it on the remote and play again, it can solve that problem.It is important to have a catching net while playing with the robot, no matter if you are an amateur or a pro, all balls will go to the floor and you will need to pick them from the floor. So with the catching net most of your balls will be blocked on the net and it easy to dropped them out back to a box placed beneath.Also, it is important to sweep your floor and room area everytime, because when some balls will land on the floor (unless you play without catching net so all balls will land on floor lol), they can collect some dust and you don't want to put dusty balls inside your robot (who knows, it might cause some jam balls).Usually when buying a robot, it goes with box of balls (72, 100, 144 etc.), there is no reason to play with robot with only few balls. So make sure to buy box of balls (ipong can hold 100 balls), plastic balls 40mm or 40+mm, do not be cheap on the balls.Also i recommend for beginners to buy a balls collector net, because it is easier to pick up the balls from floor without you to bend over (but again, make sure your floor is clean from dust to avoid dusty balls, you can also throw some air on balls or sweep with hand).It is a good robot, not too much expensive, if you decide to buy an ipong go for this v300, as far as i know, it is the best ipong.

It does work, but is really cheap cuality so have to be really careful not to break anything. Balls get stuck once in a while.

This review is for the V300. I play table tennis several hours a week and in my quest to improve I bought this robot. Like most mechanical things you have to get used to it to work out the best options. I have found that you need to ignore the recommended settings suggested in the instructions and just play around with it to get what you prefer. It cannot create sidespin which I knew before buying. There are better robots on the market but they cost a lot more. I think that for the price this is an excellent product, I have used it many times over the past few months and I am very happy with my purchase. I strongly suggest that you buy a catch net because otherwise you will spend more time picking the balls up rather than playing!

Disappointing, balls jammed irregular flight, no real control but it was cheap so what do you expect