Robots have learned to adapt to breakdowns

Probably everyone watched the movie “Terminator”, in which cyborgs could adapt to absolutely any mechanical damage and even self-heal. Soon such robots may appear in real life. Scientists have long been working on technology that can give robots the ability to repair themselves after a breakdown or simply adapt to it.

In the future, this feature will be very useful to almost everyone. After all, ordinary people are unlikely to be able to fix a robot-butler, which in a couple of decades will be in almost every house, with its mechanical breakdown. This is where self-healing technology comes in handy. In case of any malfunction, the robot will be able to repair itself after some time.

Researchers from the Sorbonne University in Paris and the University of Wyoming in the United States have long been engaged in the development of such technology. And recently, they showed an algorithm they created that mimics the behavior of a wounded animal. It helps the robot regain the ability to walk after a breakdown, that is, adapt to a breakdown. Scientists describe their invention as an “intelligent trial and error method.”

The robot can repair damage in just two minutes. In case of a breakdown, he analyzes the situation and chooses one of the most suitable options for adapting to a damaged or missing limb. In total, he has 13,000 different gait options for mechanical damage.

Source: globalscience.ru