Practice Makes Perfect

A new algorithm helps robots practice skills like sweeping and placing objects, potentially helping them improve at important tasks in houses, hospitals, and factories.

A new algorithm developed by researchers at MIT CSAIL helps robots practice skills on their own. In experiments, it guided a quadruped with sweeping and placing various items.

Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL

MIT researchers have recently published work on helping robots practice skills, potentially leading to improving their ability to perform useful routine tasks in workplaces and homes.