MIT's new robot can identify things by sight and by touch
For humans, it's easy to tell how an object will feel by looking at it or tell what an object looks like by touching it, but this can be a big challenge for machines. Now, a new robot developed by MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is attempting to do just that.
from https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/17/robot-identify-sight-touch/
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