MIT researchers develop robot that can learn to identify objects based on sight and touch

Robots are getting closer to being able to see and feel the physical world. A team of researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) developed AI software that's capable of predicting what an object will look like or feel like by using'sight' and'touch.' The study could help humans and machines work together more seamlessly in the workplace, researchers say. Robots are getting closer to being more aware of their surroundings. MIT researchers developed AI that's capable of identifying an object by using'sight' and'touch' Their findings also bring robots closer to emulating a common function of the human brain: When humans look at an object, they can often anticipate what it will feel like, i.e. hard, soft, flexible, etc.