Facebook's Robotic Arms And Legs Are Learning Faster Than Ever
- Company works on robots to push the envelope of AI methods
- No plans to commercialize robots yet, Antoine Bordes says
Advancements in robotics can lead to improvements in other forms of machine-learning.
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Although Facebook Inc. doesn’t sell robots, its researchers use plenty of them -- and the company said its machines are getting a lot smarter, a lot faster.
The social media giant announced in a blog post Monday that its engineers, working with computer scientists from New York University, have reduced the time it takes to teach a robotic arm how to grasp objects to tens of tries, rather than hundreds or thousands.