Scientists Gave This Robot Arm a 'Self Image' and Watched it Learn

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By Bill Andrews
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 PMOct 18, 2019 8:18 PM
self aware robot arm is better at picking up objects
Researchers took an off-the-shelf robot arm and programmed it with a "self image." (Credit: Kwiatkowski and Lipson, Sci. Robot. 4, eaau9354 (2019))

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In The MatrixMorpheus tells Neo that their digital appearance is based on their “residual self-image.” That is, the characters look how they imagine themselves to look, based on their own mental models of themselves.

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