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How Could Swarms of Robots Help Humanity?

Posted by timothy on from the terrible-secret-of-space dept.

ceview writes "Researchers at Sheffield Centre for Robotics have demonstrated that a swarm of 40 robots can carry out simple fetching and carrying tasks. This is done by grouping around an object and working together to push it across a surface. They believe that this could provide opportunities for us mere humans to harness such power to do all sorts of things like safety — what like catching falling workers perhaps? Youtube action here."

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  1. Re:Please understand that this is NOT ME... apk by overmoderated · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Could you elaborate on #15?