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01/13/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/14/2025 08:42

'The Wild Robot'? Science Isn't Quite There Yet, But a Courant Professor Can Dream

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A robot that explores an island, braves the elements, and parents a gosling? Most of that is a long way off, says Lerrel Pinto, whose lab at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is working toward machine learning and decision making capabilities that could make the kinds of interactive, adaptable robots seen in movies possible in the future. But then there's the problem of hardware: robots and water really don't mix.