Using deep learning and artificial intelligence, scientists from Florida Atlantic University’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics (MPCR) Laboratory are bringing Astro, the robotic dog to life.
A robotic tail wagger is not exactly new: Boston Dynamics has been honing its all-electric Spot lineup for years.
Astro, features a 3D-printed head (designed to resemble a Doberman pinscher) that contains a computerized brain.
He doesn’t just look like a dog, though. He learns like one, too: Astro is being trained via deep neural network to learn from experience and perform real-life tasks.