Multimedia Gallery - Worker robots that can "think" on their feet

March 2, 2015

Worker robots that can "think" on their feet

Assembly line workers won't be swapping stories with their robotic counterparts any time soon, but future robots will be more aware of the humans they're working alongside. With support from the National Science Foundation, roboticist and aerospace engineer Julie Shah and her team at MIT are developing next generation assembly line robots that are smarter and more adaptable. The team is designing the robots with an artificial intelligence that enables them to learn from experience, so the robots will be more responsive to human behavior. The more robots can sense the humans around them and make adjustments, the safer and more effective they will be on the assembly line.

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