Robots approaching from behind are perceived as moving faster, experiments reveal

Experiments showed people perceive robots approaching from behind as moving faster than those approaching from the front at equal speeds. Researchers incorporated this bias into a robot navigation model to adjust how machines overtake pedestrians. The update leads navigation systems to start avoidance turns earlier and maintain larger passing distances.

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