The robots are capable of serving restaurants, doing acrobatics and dancing, but one of the biggest challenges is getting them to perform activities that require fine motor skills.
That’s why I was surprised the model presented by researchers at the University of Tokyo in which a robot lifts and peels a banana with both arms in three minutes.
Although the two-arm machine is only successful 57% of the time, the rate is quite good considering the difficulties involved for a robot to perform this type of task.
The most interesting thing about this development is not that artificial intelligence is capable of successfully peeling a fruit, but rather that it opens up a large number of possibilities for the future, since this type of motor skills can help robots carry out tasks that require meticulous care. such as moving small pieces from one place to another, taking and storing delicate objects, etc.