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Robocones

Posted by michael on from the rubbernecking dept.

Anonymous Meoward writes "Researchers at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln have come up with robotic traffic barrels ('bollards', for our British readers) that can be repositioned by remote control, thus minimizing a road worker's time in harm's way. Apparently, the barrels can be grouped and positioned by an autonomous 'shepherd' unit, that is also smart enough to also remove an errant barrel from its herd. The barrels themselves are about as intelligent as.. well, orange barrels. Okay, let's cue the more obvious jokes..." Reader zombieflesheater submitted this previous attempt to mobilize road furniture.

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  1. BEWARE FAKE DALEK BUILDERS CLUB! by Queuetue · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The 'more obvious jokes' link turned up this obvious threat-level-red emergency report:

    WARNING - BEWARE FAKE "DALEK BUILDERS CLUB'S" ON MSN

    Please beware...some unscrupulous individuals have started creating MSN Chat groups

    also called "The Dalek Builders Club". These are NOT affiliated with this

    web-site in any way, shape or form. The ONLY internet chat group related to this site is the

    Dalek Builders Guild at : http://groups.msn.com/TheDalekBuildersGuild/

  2. Postal Investigators?? by tommck · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Officials at the Federal Trade Commission, who planned to announce the arrests in Washington on Thursday, told U.S. postal investigators they had received more than 10,000 complaints about unwanted e-mails sent by the company. The U.S. attorney in Detroit, Jeffrey Collins, was expected at Thursday's announcement.
    What does the post office have to do with anything??
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    ---- It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.