AI Creates First-Ever Robot From Scratch, Compressing Natural Evolution In Seconds

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can perform a lot of heavy tasks via intelligent algorithms. Now, a team of researchers has created a robot by using artificial intelligence for the first time.

A team led by researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago has developed the first AI tool that can intelligently design robots from scratch. The robot itself is not sophisticated, but points to the scope of AI tools in developing robots as algorithms get smarter.

Northwestern University

AI creates a robot in seconds

This AI created a small, squishy, and misshapen robot, as a university article described it. For now, it is made of inorganic materials. But developers say that it represents the first step in designing tools by using artificial intelligence.

The following prompt was given to the AI system by researchers: Design a robot that can walk across a flat surface. Billions of years of natural evolution was compressed into a few seconds as the AI tool quickly developed the small robot that was able to successfully walk.

Also read: AI Experts Issue Dire Warning, Say Artificial Intelligence Poses 'Risk Of Extinction'

Researchers behind the AI programme claim that not only is it fast, it only operates on a lightweight personal computer and is able to design structures from scratch. Usually, AI systems consume a lot of energy and require a lot of resources.

Northwestern University

A study highlighting the findings from this AI programme was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with the title "Efficient automatic design of robots."

Also read: Meet PIBOT, The World's First Robot Humanoid Pilot Ready To Take the Skies

Northwestern University

"We discovered a very fast. AI-driven design algorithm that bypasses the traffic jams of evolution without falling back on the bias of human designers," said lead researcher Sam Kriegman from Northwestern¡¯s McCormick School of Engineering.

What do you think about AI's game-changing capabilities? Let us know in the comments below. For more in the world of technology and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com.