Robot Marge Can Read & Learn Like a Human
Marge is a robot developed by UK Scientists that can read and learn in the real world.
Her creators namely Ingmar Posner and Paul Newman at the University of Oxford, along with their collaborator Peter Corke at Queensland University of Technology, hope that Marge, and future versions of Marge, could navigate through the real world using the same words and phrases that are used by human beings.
Marge can find and correct misspelled words. She taught herself that Barclays is a bank, Strada is a restaurant, and that both are in the UK. She is even smart enough to read the New York Times and the BBC Online.
To a literate human, reading is a simple matter. If a word changes size, or the lighting in the room changes, you don't instantly become illiterate.
For a robot, a change in the angle, lighting or size means they have to learn to read all over again, said Grant.
There is still a lot of work to do before Marge's technological children, including Lisa, could live on your phone. But when they do, the bigger question will be what can't a literate robot do, rather than what can they do.
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Her creators namely Ingmar Posner and Paul Newman at the University of Oxford, along with their collaborator Peter Corke at Queensland University of Technology, hope that Marge, and future versions of Marge, could navigate through the real world using the same words and phrases that are used by human beings.
Marge can find and correct misspelled words. She taught herself that Barclays is a bank, Strada is a restaurant, and that both are in the UK. She is even smart enough to read the New York Times and the BBC Online.
To a literate human, reading is a simple matter. If a word changes size, or the lighting in the room changes, you don't instantly become illiterate.
For a robot, a change in the angle, lighting or size means they have to learn to read all over again, said Grant.
There is still a lot of work to do before Marge's technological children, including Lisa, could live on your phone. But when they do, the bigger question will be what can't a literate robot do, rather than what can they do.
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