Researchers at Google’s AI-focused research firm DeepMind recently gave two pairs of tiny humanoid robots the tools they needed to learn how to play soccer on their own. Using DeepMind’s latest general artificial intelligence, the robot was able to acquire the skills necessary to kick the ball and run around the goal.cool; don’t let them learn how to play call of duty again counter strike.
The robot had to learn everything from scratch, first controlling a humanoid body to walk, then running and progressing to kicking a ball. Once I got the basics down, I had to apply everything I had learned so far to actually play the game. Robot Soccer Match – coming soon.
According to DeepMind research scientist Guy Lever, “To ‘solve’ football, we actually need to solve a lot of unsolved problems…control of the full humanoid body, coordination that is very difficult for AGI, practically low-level motor control and long-term You need to master both things like physical exercise. Planning. ” Long-term planning: Personally, I’ve never been very good at it. I can hardly even plan what to eat for dinner, which might explain why I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a hot dog bun nine days out of ten.
[via TechEBlog]
