DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MIT'S FAST-THINKING AI FOR VERY SMART ROBOTS Source: Stock Home Robots MIT researchers have created a new AI system for household robots that makes them smarter & faster by enhancing their capabilities to plan & problem solve by 80% Called PIGINet, the AI quickens the robot's reaction time and decision-making on how to respond to owners' orders in the fast-paced dynamics of a family household Until now, household robots have relied on a pre-determined set of actions and, as a result, are seldom quick PIGINet stands for "Plans, Images, Goals, Initial Facts" The neural network assimilates the facts and then helps to quickly determine the robot's responses to requests from the household The roboticists f