Researchers help robots think and plan in the abstract
New research shows how robots can autonomously construct abstract representations of their surroundings and use them to plan.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University and MIT have developed a method for helping robots plan for multi-step tasks by constructing abstract representations of the world around them. Their study, published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, is a step toward building robots that can think and act more like people. (more…)