MIT Technology Review November 7, 2019 Researchers at UC Berkeley are creating RoboNet, a database similar to the ImageNet created by Princeton University, consisting of annotated video data of robots in action. The trick is to have countless hours of video to learn from. They start by recording the way a robot interacts with, say, a brush to move it across a surface. Then they take countless hours of video to learn from many more videos of its motion and use the data to train a neural network on how best to perform the action. Once a robot has mastered […]
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How to mass produce cell-sized robots
MIT News October 23, 2018 Researchers at MIT developed a method for controlling the natural fracturing process of atomically-thin, brittle materials, directing the fracture lines so that they produce miniscule pockets of a predictable size and shape. Embedded inside these pockets are electronic circuits and materials that can collect, record, and output data. The system uses graphene, which forms the outer structure of the tiny syncells. Tiny dots of a polymer material, containing the electronics for the devices, are deposited by an inkjet printer. Syncells has potential for use in industrial or biomedical monitoring… read more. Video TECHNICAL ARTICLE