Robots on the loose in university campus
A picture of a prototype wireless mesh enabled robot at the Ashikaga Institute of Technology (AIT)Is it the first sign of robots taking over mankind, or just a really cool application for using Wireless Mesh? I’ll let you decide that. But when I read the headline of Nortel’s latest press release - Nortel Wireless Network Liberates Robots at Ashikaga Institute of Technology - I knew I had to read more about it.
The university has deployed a campus-wide wireless mesh network, and outfitted the mobile robots with wireless capabilities as well — allowing them to send back video and other data while on the move. An …
