“That is the road map.”Physically, the Berkeley robot was nothing new. Loosely based on the network of neurons in the human brain, a neural network is a complex algorithm that can learn tasks by analyzing vast amounts of data. By looking for patterns in thousands of dog photos, for instance, a neural network can learn to recognize a dog. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Berkeley team began by scouring the internet for CAD models, short for computer-aided design. For this reason, some organizations are hoping to train robots using complex virtual worlds — digital recreations of our physical environment.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 22:18 UTC