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Setting robots in motion, quickly and efficiently

  • Written by: Daniel Sorin, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
imageHow can this robot know where to move safely, and where it will collide with something else?Humanrobo, CC BY-SA

How can a drone get from one place to another in a forest, without colliding with any trees? How can a robot pick up a bolt and insert it into a casing, without smashing into any of the other moving objects in a crowded factory? Our...

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