Robot roomies collaborate to cook breakfast

Published: 1 July 2011 y., Friday

Robots might be genius at chess but can they work together to make a typical Bavarian breakfast? Scientists at Munich Technical University have created 'roommate' robots that can learn from experience and understand the consequences of their actions.

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