A Robot Teaches Itself How to Walk
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Cornell University professor Hod Lipson demonstrates how a robot can teach itself to walk without any knowledge of its form and function. "Within a relatively small number of these babbling actions, it will figure out what it looks like," Lipson says. He adds that eventually "it can figure out how to move." ---- Join an audience at swissnex S... Read more
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- -: A Robot Teaches Itself How to Walk
February 15, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Cornell University professor Hod Lipson demonstrates how a robot can teach itself to walk without any knowledge of its form and function. "Within a relatively small number of these babbling actions, it will figure out what it looks like," Lipson says. He adds that eventually "it can figure out h...
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