Robot learns to grasp everyday chores

added Wed Nov 08 08:22 2006 ET from Stanford University

Stanford scientists plan to make a robot capable of performing everyday tasks, such as unloading the dishwasher. Developing a single robot that can solve such problems takes a small army of about 30 students and 10 computer science professors.

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