Block party: scientists celebrate robot that can play Jenga
by Mattha Busby from on (#484F9)
MIT researchers develop machine with physical skills needed to master children's game
The humble game of Jenga has become the latest human pursuit to fall to machines, scientists have announced.
In what marks significant progress for robotic manipulation of real-world objects, a Jenga-playing machine can learn the complex physics involved in withdrawing wooden blocks from a tower through physical trial and error.
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