The Playground Experiment: Task-Independent Development of a Curious Robot

In short

The authors created a robot system designed to seek out learning opportunities that are neither too simple nor too confusing. Testing on a real robot playing with objects showed it naturally started with easy tasks and gradually moved to harder ones without human guidance. This demonstrates how a machine can independently develop its own skills through curiosity rather than following a pre-programmed plan.

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