Robots That Learn Through Play - DZone Big Data

The last few years have seen a number of novel ways for machines to learn new things. This traditionally involves feeding the algorithm a whole lot of data that then allows the machine to learn right from wrong. The folks at DeepMind, however, have been more inclined to use play as a mechanism to help their AI learn as it encourages greater adaptability. It famously programmed its machines to learn and then master a bunch of retro video games. Now, scientists from the company have published a paper describing how they use the same approach to help a machine physically learn.