SpeedFolding, the robot with artificial intelligence that can fold 40 garments in an hour | VIDEO

It is not new that the robots They are usually created with the aim of performing some task. This time, a group of researchers used the artificial intelligence to create one that can fold clothes.

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Is about SpeedFolding, a robot created by a group of experts from the University of Berkeley. As mentioned in the research paper, this automaton can fold between 30 and 40 garments per hour. While still slower compared to a human, the time it takes SpeedFolding represents a new speed record for automated bots.

According to the ArsTechnica medium, the robot uses artificial vision, a neural network called BiManual Manipulation and two industrial robotic arms. As far as hardware is concerned, the researchers used a ABB robot YuMi and modified the fingertips “extended by small 3D printed teeth to improve grip.”

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Before folding the garment, the robot examines the initial state of this by means of a camera. Then, thanks to this, you can calculate where to grab the piece and thus start the bending process.

To learn how to fold each garment, the BiMaMa-Net neural network studied 4,300 human and machine-assisted examples. “The associated industrial robot can fold clothes from a random starting position in less than 120 seconds (on average) with a 93 percent success rate”he mentioned.

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In addition, SpeedFolding can fold any garment no matter if the material, shape or color is different from the one you trained with.

On the other hand, although various SpeedFolding cannot yet be replicated due to the high cost, the technique can. it could trickle down to home robotics in the future. For now, the researchers have pointed out that this technology can be used in “textile manufacturing and logistics, industrial and domestic laundry, healthcare and hospitality”.

You can see SpeedFolding in action below.

Source: Elcomercio

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