Did you catch that? Robot’s speed of light communication could protect you from danger | Science Daily

by Alex Kirkpatrick

11 April 2017

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If you were monitoring a security camera and saw someone set down a backpack and walk away, you might pay special attention — especially if you had been alerted to watch that particular person. According to researchers, this might be a job robots could do better than humans, by communicating at the speed of light and sharing images.

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