It's tricky to get robots to do things in environments they've never seen before. Typically, researchers need to train them on new data for every new place they encounter, which can become very time-consuming and expensive. Now researchers have developed a series of AI models that teach robots to complete basic tasks in new surroundings...

This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. AI models let robots carry out tasks in unfamiliar environments What's new: It's tricky to get robots to do things in environments they've never seen before. Typically, researchers need to train them on...