A plug-in neural network

"The AI chip can perform the many calculations needed in just milliseconds," Thon explains. This type of chip is also known as "acceleration hardware" as a result. For the first demonstration, the researchers chose an application using an autonomous robot. The machine-learning algorithms and their implementation for the gripping process are the result of a collaboration between researchers from Corporate Technology in Berkeley and the University of California, Berkeley. The algorithm uses data from the 3D camera mounted on the robot arm to calculate the ideal points for grasping the target object.