Hackaday pages are rife with examples of robots being built with furniture parts. In this example, the tables are turned and robots are the masters of IKEA pieces. We are not silly enough to assume… ...

Initially, the robot is in a compliant mode, so that the table can be placed in various positions freely by the human partner. In this mode, the robot is learning through demonstration.

The robot assists the IKEA builder in flipping the tabletop over and becomes stiff while the builder screws the legs of the table in.

Italian researchers have decided enlisted the help of a robot assistant that can learn how to help build IKEA furniture without pre-programming movements.