Scientists develop robots that can adapt like animals

While it's a common fear that robots will one day rise up and turn against us, there's currently a major obstacle standing in the way - they're too fragile. New research is hoping to make robots more resilient by equipping them with special software that can help them learn how to bounce back from an injury in two minutes or less. The hope is that these learning algorithms will help produce more effective autonomous robots that require less human intervention and can last longer in critical situations like the workplace or search and rescue scenarios. For the study, scientists from the Pierre and Marie Curie Universit and the University of Wyoming, took a page from real animals. When an animal is injured, they're able to compensate by limping, shifting their weight or some other strategy.