[Robot] Self-aware machines : Robot that can imagine itself

Feb 1, 2019

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-01-closer-self-aware-machinesengineers-robot.html

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A step closer to self-aware machines—engineers create a robot that can imagine itself

by Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

An image of the deformed robotic arm in multiple poses as it was collecting data through random motion. Credit: Robert Kwiatkowski/Columbia Engineering

Robots that are self-aware have been science fiction fodder for decades, and now we may finally be getting closer. Humans are unique in being able to imagine themselves—to picture themselves in future scenarios, such as walking along the beach on a warm sunny day. Humans can also learn by revisiting past experiences and reflecting on what went right or wrong. While humans and animals acquire and adapt their self-image over their lifetime, most robots still learn using human-provided simulators and models, or by laborious, time-consuming trial and error. Robots have not learned simulate themselves the way humans do.

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