Robotics narratives: Your move, robot

by UW-Madison Science Narratives

22 March 2016

Watch Episode 2: Your Move, Robot

To actually be helpful to humans, scientists need to teach robots to move like humans… How hard can it be?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAc6WXfolU

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