MIT just took the tech world a step closer to making domestic robot helpers a reality! Details

Robot helpers: MIT researchers to make robots perceive human-like physical environments! While the work of people has been made easy with the help of purpose-specific Roombas, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are looking to make robots that can provide overall assistance like helping in household chores based on high-level, Alexa-like commands. They are envisioning robots that can follow commands like, “Go to the kitchen and fetch me a cup of coffee”. For that, the team of researchers believe that the robot would have to perceive the physical environment like humans do.

In a statement, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics assistant professor Luca Carlone said that in order to carry out any task or to take any decision, a mental image of one’s environment is necessary.