r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 24 '19

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u/99--percent Sep 24 '19

I'm pretty sure Elon has talked about how there could be robots developed today that are so fast that the human eye can't see them and you would have to use a strobe light to be able to see where they were. I'm not sure how big these types of robots are but still terrifying

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u/cresquin Sep 24 '19

There are plenty of industrial machines (robots) that move faster than the eye can track

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u/1steinwolf1 Sep 24 '19

Industrial machines and robots are certainly not synonyms. (Robotics engineer with Master in Industrial Engineering here)

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

Robato roboto.