 Deep TAMER used deep learning to provide a robot the ability to learn new tasks through observation.Using Deep TAMER, a robot learned a task with a human trainer, watching video streams or observing a human perform a task in-person.The robot later practiced the task with the help of some coaching from the trainer, who provided feedback such as “good job” and “bad job.”

Deep learning has attracted both criticism and comment, in some cases from outside the field of computer science.