Google is testing a new robot that can program itself

Writing working code can be a challenge. Even relatively easy languages like HTML require the coder to understand the specific syntax and available tools. Writing code to control robots is even more involved and often has multiple steps: There's code to detect objects, code to trigger the actuators that move the robot's limbs, code to specify when the task is complete, and so on. Something as simple as programming a robot to pick up a yellow block instead of a red one is impossible if you don't know the coding language the robot runs on. But Google's robotics researchers are exploring a way to fix that.