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Robots That Learn From Watching
Some robots get better by trying, failing, and trying again — like a baby learning to walk.
Explorers · AI Foundations · ~4 min read
Try, Fail, Try Again
Some robots learn the way you learn to ride a bike — by falling over a bunch and slowly figuring it out. The fancy name is reinforcement learning. The kid name is just "trying."
How it works
- 1The robot tries something (like grabbing a ball)
- 2It either succeeds or messes up
- 3If it does well, it gets a "reward" (like points)
- 4It tries to get more rewards next time
Cool things this teaches robots
- Walking on bumpy ground
- Picking up squishy things without crushing them
- Playing video games better than humans
- Folding laundry (slowly)
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