The robot that can see! New AI that can inspect an unfamiliar object and pick it up

Scientists have created a robot that can'see' unfamiliar objects using breakthrough computer vision. It can make basic distinctions between objects and accomplish specific tasks without having ever seen them before. The AI will one day be sophisticated enough to create house-cleaning robots that can be put to work in homes and offices, researchers from MIT say. People could give their robot an image of a tidy house and ask it to clean while they are at work. It could also be given an image of dishes and be asked to put the plates away, scientists say.