Affordances are ways in which an animal or a robot can interact with the environment. The concept, borrowed from psychology, inspires a fresh take on the design of robots that will be able to hold their own in everyday tasks and unpredictable situations.
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Hsu, J. Machines on mission possible. Nat Mach Intell 1, 124–127 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-019-0034-3
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