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Robots Learn To Follow

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-sinking-ships-available dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Three years after the development of robots that act like rats, UC Davis engineers have designed a control system for robots allowing them to pick up on cues that the leader is about to turn, predict where it is going and follow it. This system mimics the human ability to capture signals — consciously or not — from drivers on the road or people walking in the streets to predict what they're about to do. As the team leader said, 'Robots that are better at following could be easier for people to work with.' With this system, a hospital robot could follow doctors during their rounds."

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  1. Overlords by hack++slash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one welcome ou....hey stop following me!

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