Robot 101: Learning to work with humans

MIT Robotics @ MIT Robot 101: Learning to work with humans [...] By switching roles, the human is teaching the robot more explicitly what it thinks the robot should do. This is more straightforward and intuitive for both human and robot, Shah says. “Through switching roles the robot learns the person’s preferences better, and develops an increased certainty of what the person will do,” she says. “And by watching the robot do what it thinks the person should be doing, the person benefits a