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Questions tagged [robotics]

For questions and clarifications about the use of AI/ML algorithms in the field of robotics.

Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and others. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.

Robotics - Wikipedia

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Are the dialogs at Sophia's (the robot) appearings scripted?

I talk about the robot from: Hanson Robotics, which was granted the right to citizenship from Saudi Arabia. I have found the following articles: Your new friend is a humanoid robot Source: theaustralian.com.au Like Amazon Echo, Google Assistant and…
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What are sim2sim, sim2real and real2real?

Recently, I always hear about the terms sim2sim, sim2real and real2real. Will anyone explain the meaning/motivation of these terms (in DL/RL research community)? What are the challenges in this research area? Anything intuitive would be appreciated!
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Which algorithm is used in the robot Sophia to understand and answers the questions?

Which algorithm is used in the robot Sophia to understand and answer the questions?
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How does Atlas from Boston Dynamics have human-like movement?

Discussing the video More Parkour Atlas, a friend asked how the robot's movement was so similar to the one from a real human and wondering how this is achieved? To my knowledge, this is not something the developer "programmed", but instead emerged…
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What is the difference between artificial intelligence and robots?

What is the difference between artificial intelligence and robots?
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What would the Valkyrie AI robot do on Mars?

I was reading that the Valkyrie robot was originally designed to 'carry out search and rescue missions'. However, there were some talks to send it to Mars to assist astronauts. What kind of specific trainings or tasks are planned for 'him' to be…
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Is it possible to implement Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics?

Would it be possible to put Asimov's three Laws of Robotics into an AI? The three laws are: A robot (or, more accurately, an AI) cannot harm a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to be harmed1 A robot must listen to instructions…
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How do autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners perceive the environment for navigation?

How does a domestic autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner - such as a Roomba - know when it's working cleaned area (aka virtual map), and how does it plan to travel to the areas which hasn't been explored yet? Does it use some kind of A* algorithm?
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How have robots developed and how sophisticated might they be in the future?

We all know how robots are getting more and sophisticated and more interesting What is the future of robotics in relation to AI, how and how will AI work with robotics in improving to affect our world in a positive way.
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Difficulty in agent's learning with increasing dimensions of continuous actions

I have been working on some RL project, where the policy is controlling the robot using its joint angles.Throughout the project I have noticed some phenomenon, which caught my attention. I have decided to create a very simplified script to…
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Is possible to train a robot or AI to prune fruit trees?

I live in a rural area where there is a growing necessity for people with knowledge to prune Pear trees, this process is crucial for the industry, but as people go to the big cities, this skill is being lost, and in a few years there will be no one…
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What AI concept is behind the Mars Exploration Rover (MER)?

The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity landed on Mars on January 25, 2004. The rover was originally designed for a 90 Sol mission (a Sol, one Martian day, is slightly longer than an Earth day at 24 hours and 37 minutes). Its mission has been…
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How can genetic programming be used for path planning?

I have been reading quite a few papers, on genetic programming and its applications, in particular, chapter 10 of "Genetic Programming: An Introduction and Tutorial, with a Survey of Techniques and Applications" (Langdon, Poli, McPhee, Koza; 2008) …
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Can DQN find optimal path while avoiding random obstacles?

Can an agent trained with a DQN algorithm in a grid world, avoid obstacles (randomly appearing during the run time) and still find the optimal path to finish a task? The agent is supposed to visit specific locations (which is also different each…
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How to deal with approximate states when doing path planning?

If one is interested in implementing a path planning algorithm that is grid-based, one needs to consider the fact that your grid points will never represent the true state of the robot. How is this dealt with? Suppose we're doing path planning…
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