AI and robotics have been separate fields—but now they’re merging. Together they could take AI to the next level.
Some background:
Over the last five or so years, AI software has become adept at
identifying images or winning board games—all while AI’s hardware
cousins, robots, struggle to pick up an apple.
Things are about to change: Companies like San Francisco–based Osaro are pairing the two to pick and place chicken into boxes. With every grasp and placement, the software becomes more adept at making sense of the world and how it works.
Why it matters: As our own Will Knight writes, giving robots adaptive gripping skills will let automation creep into more areas of work. They could replace people anywhere that products must be sorted or packed. It might not be an uprising, but it could be a revolution nonetheless.
Things are about to change: Companies like San Francisco–based Osaro are pairing the two to pick and place chicken into boxes. With every grasp and placement, the software becomes more adept at making sense of the world and how it works.
Why it matters: As our own Will Knight writes, giving robots adaptive gripping skills will let automation creep into more areas of work. They could replace people anywhere that products must be sorted or packed. It might not be an uprising, but it could be a revolution nonetheless.
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