Google set up two robotic arms for a game of infinite table tennis
Advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, technology could one day birth “brains” for humanoid robots that could enable them to more productively interact with humans in workplaces, homes and elsewhere, including in table tennis matches, researchers say. Those at DeepMind research laboratory foresee an evolution from the clunky metal robots of limited abilities long portrayed on television shows and movies to smarter and more human-like assistants. Heni Ben Amor, an associate professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Fulton Schools, recently co-authored an article in IEEE Spectrum expressing optimism about development of increasingly capable robotic machines that will operate more effectively in the real world.
See also: Heni Ben Amor co-wrote the article with Pannag Sanketi, a senior staff engineer and tech-lead manager on the robotics team at Google DeepMind, about how robots can learn new skills by challenging each other.
