This robot paper plane designer (really a robot arm fashioned with silicone grippers) can run through this whole process without human feedback. A video of the robot at work.

Describing small actions gives the humanoid “robots” in a simulation a common taxonomy to draw on. Using these, the robot executes chores, which the researchers have modeled as computer programs.

Modern robots know how to sense their environment and respond to language, but what they don't know is often more important than what they do know. Teaching robots to ask for help is key to making ...

MIT's paper robots seem a little more advanced in what researchers want them to do, and its more than just educating about robotics.

This new programmable paper robot is still on Kickstarter, but has all elements in place to make it to market. The Kamibot, is a round-ish robot with customizable paper skins that teaches kids to ...

Teaching a robot how to do something is usually done by either programming it to perform a specific task, or demonstrating that task for the robot to observe and imitate. The latter method ...

"This work is a departure from how robots are programmed today. The status quo of programming robots is thousands of hours of tele-operation to teach the robot how to do tasks.