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Microsoft Research Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Emerging technology is propelled by great ideas, but transforming research ideas into meaningful impact is no small feat. These stories are deeper explorations of the research journey at Microsoft, including the beliefs and experiences that animate our research, our diverse range of collaborators, and the positive human impact we target with our work. We share the expected\u2014and unexpected\u2014experiences behind the projects, products, and services being pursued and delivered by researchers at Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research at Microsoft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advancing AI for the physical world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rho-alpha, which translates natural language commands into control signals for robotic systems doing bimanual manipulation tasks, aims to make physical systems more adaptable by using physical sensing modalities like touch and continuous learning from human feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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