Boston Dynamics robots will learn to solve tasks without human input thanks to AI

Marc Raibert, who took part in the creation of robots Spot and Atlas in Boston Dynamics, aims to teach robots to think independently without human intervention. He told about it in an interview with Wired.

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To achieve this goal, Reibert established the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Boston. Here, engineers are studying methods by which robots will be able to navigate and make decisions in complex situations virtually without human intervention.

Earlier, Rybert's team at Boston Dynamics created famous robots capable of dancing and performing a variety of tricks. However, according to Rybert, a team of programmers and engineers were behind the scenes of their actions.

Now the robot creator is aiming for autonomy. He claims that the use of artificial intelligence language models can help with this. Reibert also shared information about the institute's current projects, including work on a robot capable of fixing a bicycle on its own.

"There’s a bicycle out there in the lab, and the robot is doing some stuff, but it’s early days" Reibert reported.

Another group of engineers is working on an ultra-mobile two-wheeled bicycle capable of bouncing. This robot will use computer vision to recognise its surroundings and a special algorithm to plan its actions.

Reibert said he is not afraid of the consequences of technology. According to him, people have a positive attitude towards Boston Dynamics products.

"People worry about robots taking every job, but we're really trying to get them to do one job in most cases, or a couple of jobs" summarised Reibert.

Source: Wired