A robot asks a human for help (VIDEO)

Princeton University, Engineering School

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The researchers designed their algorithm to trigger a request for human help when the options meet a certain probability threshold. In this case, the top two options — place the plastic bowl in the microwave or place the metal bowl in the microwave — meet this threshold, and the robot asks the human which bowl to place in the microwave.

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Allen Ren et al./Princeton University

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