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Robots approaching from behind seem to move faster, study finds
Original: Robots approaching from behind are perceived as moving faster, experiments reveal
New experiments show that people perceive robots approaching from behind as moving faster than they actually are. The findings offer insight into how humans judge the speed of objects they cannot directly see, with potential implications for the design of robots that move safely around people in shared spaces such as homes, offices and public areas.
Why now: Fresh research revealing a surprising quirk in how humans perceive robot movement has just been published.
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