Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
Machine learning, in which computers learn new skills by looking for patterns in training data, is the basis of most recent advances in artificial intelligence, from voice-recognition systems to self-parking cars. It’s also the technique that autonomous robots typically use to build models of their environments.
That type of model-building gets complicated, however, in cases in which clusters of robots work as teams. The robots may have gathered information that, collectively, would produce a good model but which, individually, is almost useless. If constraints on power, communication, or computation mean that the robots can’t pool their data at one location, how can they collectively build a model?
At the Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence conference in July, researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems will answer that question. They present an algorithm in which distributed agents — such as robots exploring a building — collect data and analyze it independently. Pairs of agents, such as robots passing each other in the hall, then exchange analyses.
In experiments involving several different data sets, the researchers’ distributed algorithm actually outperformed a standard algorithm that works on data aggregated at a single location.
Read more . . .
The Latest on: Robot learning
via Google News
The Latest on: Robot learning
- Drones, holograms and robots: Pueblo D60 holds first computer science conventionon May 20, 2022 at 2:14 pm
"We are trying to generate excitement about coding, programming and computational thinking skills to inspire our students." ...
- Etowah County robotics teams come together to compete in World Championshipson May 20, 2022 at 5:00 am
Their natural talents and abilities have served them well in the learning processes we experience in the club. They are exceptional young men.” Gargus said their robot was a “beginner robot with some ...
- David Fincher Waited On 'Love, Death + Robots' Episode in Case Show 'Sucked'on May 20, 2022 at 12:00 am
Love, Death + Robots' creator Tim Miller and supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson spoke to Newsweek about working with David Fincher on Volume 3.
- Troy Baker Stars in David Fincher's Animation Debut for Love Death + Robotson May 19, 2022 at 12:17 pm
The third volume of Netflix's Love, Death, and Robots drops tomorrow, and today we're learning voice actor Troy Baker will star in the episode directed by David Fincher.
- Collaborative Robot Market to Advance at CAGR of 41.3% During 2021-2031; Finds TMR Studyon May 19, 2022 at 4:35 am
Enormous prospects of collaborative robots in logistics notably for pick-and-place applications have steered sizable sales year-after-year. A study by TMR takes a closer look at collaborative robot ...
- Primrose Schools® Introduces New Junior Robotics Challenge To Engage Children In STEM-Based Learning'on May 18, 2022 at 9:39 am
New 'Ready, Set, Robotics!' curriculum further integrates STEM learning and strengthens social-emotional competenciesATLANTA, May 18, 2022 ...
- Researchers design 'socially aware' robots that can anticipate and safely avoid people on the moveon May 18, 2022 at 8:14 am
A team of researchers led by University of Toronto Professor Tim Barfoot is using a new strategy that allows robots to avoid colliding with people by predicting the future locations of dynamic ...
- How AI-driven robots and drones bring cognitive intelligence to Industry 4.0on May 17, 2022 at 1:30 pm
The robots, drones and cameras that inspect machines to perform predictive maintenance and relay analog information to operations staff can now function autonomously. Even better – the longer they’re ...
- Robots coded for fun and learning in the Mountain Stateon May 16, 2022 at 9:01 pm
Angelo Ferrell, in effect, was biting the hand that fed him Monday morning. Or the toes that taught him. Something like that, anyway. At least his instructor was amused. "Look at this, " Rebecca ...
- A beaver-inspired method to guide the movements of a one-legged swimming roboton May 16, 2022 at 6:30 am
When developing new technologies, computer scientists and roboticists often draw inspiration from animals and other living organisms. This allows them to artificially replicate complex behaviors and ...
via Bing News
