(June 8, 2015) A
human can make intuitive choices about what actions to take in order to achieve
a goal. Robots have a far more difficult time choosing from of a universe of
possible actions. Researchers at Brown University are developing an algorithm
that can learn that skill from a video game environment.
Researchers from Brown University are developing a new
algorithm to help robots better plan their actions in complex environments.
It’s designed to help robots be more useful in the real world, but it’s being
developed with the help of a virtual world — that of the video game Minecraft.