Automatic Swarming Traffic Cones

April 29, 2004 by
Filed under: Web/Tech 

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed automatic wheeled traffic cones that can change their formation as directed by a human operator. (New Scientist article)

This is a really neat idea, but I have to wonder what the potential for mayhem is. Do you remember the “crossing the road” scene in Toy Story 2?

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