There are many things that robots are good at. Automating manufacturing processes is one example.
Some jobs are difficult to complete, like dressing a human. Scientists at MIT wanted to conquer the hard aspects of machine learning with new research on robotic movement.
The scientists wrote that human physical safety is a top priority, but sometimes comes at the cost of task performance. It is a critical challenge to prevent harm without impacting efficiency.
A paper about the work will be published in the journal. The previous video was posted before the research was published.
A short field of vision is one of the challenges in creating a robot that can dress humans. In an interview with MIT's media arm, the researchers said that a robotic arm that helps a person pull on a jacket sleeve can't see the entire arm and needs to calculate the position.
The scientists plan to expand the types of material the robot can use as well as make them personalized and better able to adapt to individual movement patterns.
The researchers say they didn't make the robot with only thinking in mind.
The PhD candidate in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and study co-author said in the interview that the general state estimation problem could be solved with the help of their algorithm.
We're excited for all the potential capabilities of the bot, as Li says it could someday help people set a table. If you need a mobility aid, that helping hand will come in handy.
There is more on robot ability. The robot can Peel a Banana without Damaging it.
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