https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/21/ai_robot_ikea/

For many of us, assembling IKEA furniture is proof that while Scandinavians are no longer vikings, they can still ruin your day.

But, curse no longer at your Kullaberg or Västanby or whatever the fsck it's called now: a bunch of smart of folks in America have developed robots that use machine-learning algorithms to construct IKEA kit for you. Well, in a simulation, or virtual environment. And fairly naively. Look, it's just cool, OK? It's research and experimentation.