Ken Goldberg

Yeah, right. Like the panties on the ground. Right. Exactly. So he drops his shoe into the bin, and we're all sitting there. And the robot just reached over and picked up the shoe.

Yeah, right. Like the panties on the ground. Right. Exactly. So he drops his shoe into the bin, and we're all sitting there. And the robot just reached over and picked up the shoe.

Yeah, right. Like the panties on the ground. Right. Exactly. So he drops his shoe into the bin, and we're all sitting there. And the robot just reached over and picked up the shoe.

Wow. And I remember calling Tiffany, my wife, and I said, this was the best moment of my life. Wow. And she said, what about our wedding?

Wow. And I remember calling Tiffany, my wife, and I said, this was the best moment of my life. Wow. And she said, what about our wedding?

Wow. And I remember calling Tiffany, my wife, and I said, this was the best moment of my life. Wow. And she said, what about our wedding?

That's exactly right. That's very important. You can't tell it to select a specific object.

That's exactly right. That's very important. You can't tell it to select a specific object.

That's exactly right. That's very important. You can't tell it to select a specific object.

You can't say go through this bin and find me all the pennies.

You can't say go through this bin and find me all the pennies.

You can't say go through this bin and find me all the pennies.

That's called rummaging. Okay. That's very interesting. We're looking at that now. Much different problem, much harder. That could be incredible for recycling. Yes. And also, you think about it, you do this all the time. If you reach in your pocket and you want to pull out a pen, you can always find the pen or your purse.

That's called rummaging. Okay. That's very interesting. We're looking at that now. Much different problem, much harder. That could be incredible for recycling. Yes. And also, you think about it, you do this all the time. If you reach in your pocket and you want to pull out a pen, you can always find the pen or your purse.

That's called rummaging. Okay. That's very interesting. We're looking at that now. Much different problem, much harder. That could be incredible for recycling. Yes. And also, you think about it, you do this all the time. If you reach in your pocket and you want to pull out a pen, you can always find the pen or your purse.

Right? People are very good at that. And what's going on is very complicated. Robot cannot do that at all. But pulling one thing out of the bin is really interesting because you have to kind of move things around a little bit, sort of see a little piece of it, then pick it up. And that's actually very important for warehouses and for Amazon to be able to deliver packages.

Right? People are very good at that. And what's going on is very complicated. Robot cannot do that at all. But pulling one thing out of the bin is really interesting because you have to kind of move things around a little bit, sort of see a little piece of it, then pick it up. And that's actually very important for warehouses and for Amazon to be able to deliver packages.

Right? People are very good at that. And what's going on is very complicated. Robot cannot do that at all. But pulling one thing out of the bin is really interesting because you have to kind of move things around a little bit, sort of see a little piece of it, then pick it up. And that's actually very important for warehouses and for Amazon to be able to deliver packages.

You have to be able to rummage and find the thing you want. And that's still unsolved.

You have to be able to rummage and find the thing you want. And that's still unsolved.