A New Animal-inspired Algorithm Is Letting Machines Learn(Much) Faster

IDEAS Posted: May 29, 20156:18 am

"An injured animal doesn't diagnose its sprainedankle; it finds a limp that allows it to keep moving.Similarly, the team's robots didn't pinpoint thedamage; they just noticed a drop in speed or a changein course, and selected a new movement to resumetheir actions."

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