Towards self-adaptable robots: from programming to training machines [article]

Víctor Mayoral, Risto Kojcev, Nora Etxezarreta, Alejandro Hernández, Irati Zamalloa
2018 arXiv   pre-print
We argue that hardware modularity plays a key role in the convergence of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). We introduce a new approach for building robots that leads to more adaptable and capable machines. We present the concept of a self-adaptable robot that makes use of hardware modularity and AI techniques to reduce the effort and time required to be built. We demonstrate in simulation and with a real robot how, rather than programming, training produces behaviors in the robot that
more » ... eneralize fast and produce robust outputs in the presence of noise. In particular, we advocate for mammals.
arXiv:1802.04082v1 fatcat:2337pe7kebfnfnnao5as3yrfsy