Domo Adapts to Change

Researchers at MIT have created their own version of the “Jetsons’” Rosy the Robot named Domo. Designed for the elderly or infirm, the bot can grasp dishes out of your dishwasher and put them away or assist in other simple clean up chores. Domo is the next generation of robots built at MIT, a combination of Kismet, who can interact with humans, and Cog, who can manipulate objects.

“The real potential of robots in the future is going to be realized when they can do many types of manual tasks, including those that require interaction with humans,” said Aaron Edsinger, one of Domo’s creators.
Although many such robots are already out in the world in such areas as assembly lines, they cannot adapt to new situations the way that Domo can. They are hoping to make robots capable of ignoring the clutter when performing menial tasks. We just want MIT and funders NASA to know that we would be willing to test drive the bot if it can overlook that large pile of junk mail in the corner and just head straight for the empty pizza boxes.

Read More | Space Daily