Some of the early Robo-Pong Prototypes from 25 years ago.

Robo-Pong Today.

Joe Newgarden, the President & owner of Newgy Industries, originally started working on the Robo-Pong robot as a hobby in 1972. He then decided to found Newgy Industries in 1975 and turn his hobby into a business. The robot took 16 years of research and development before its first commercial release in 1988. The above photo shows several of the prototypes that Joe went through before settling on the current design. The first release of Robo-Pong hit the market with great reviews from the table tennis community. Wanting to provide the best possible product, Joe continues to refine Robo-Pong even to this day.

Joe believes Robo-Pong, when properly used, can revolutionize the way anyone practices ping pong and learns the game. Robo-Pong provides a means for everyone, from the beginner to national champion, to have a practice partner of equal ability that's available for practice anytime. Joe intentionally designed the robot to be simple to use and store, to be reliable and virtually maintenance free, and to be easy to set up, take down, and transport.

By having such an inexpensive, high performance, hassle-free practice partner available, Joe believes the robot can have a tremendous impact on raising the skill level of the average American player and help the U.S. catch up with the rest of the world—and for that matter—help the ping pong/table tennis skills of people worldwide. He dreams of seeing a robot in every household where there's a table in the rec-room, garage, or basement—and encouraging thousands of more people to learn ping pong, enjoy the game, and increase their skill level. Newgy is making a dent and has sold thousands of its robots since 1988.

Newgy’s Pong-Mobile
We often travel to schools, exhibitions, tournaments, shows, etc. in our Pong Mobile that is outfitted with all of the most current Robo-Pong gear!