Gizmodo shares how Google DeepMind taught a robot to tie shoes. Is it perfect? No, but that’s not the point.
In a blog post entitled “Our latest advances in robot dexterity,” DeepMind goes into further detail about how they taught the machine to lace up. Unusually, the bot uses two arms to complete the task—or what researchers dub “bi-arm manipulation.” DeepMind also revealed two new AI systems, dubbed ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart. ALOHA’s programming can help robots perform difficult, two-armed tasks, while DemoStart involves the use of simulations to help robots learn from its experiences. “One day, AI robots will help people with all kinds of tasks at home, in the workplace and more,” researchers write. “Dexterity research, including the efficient and general learning approaches we’ve described today, will help make that future possible.”
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