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October 27, 2026 ai_technology technology

Your Robot’s Safety Functions Already Work. What If the Input Lies?

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This article is brought to you by VicOne.A mobile robot slows for someone in a hallway. A collaborative arm eases its movement as a worker approaches. A humanoid pauses to let a person pass. Each response depends on information about the robot or its surroundings: a distance reading, a position estimate, or a stop signal.But what happens when one of those inputs is wrong, and the robot still responds exactly as designed? The mobile robot reads the hallway as clear while someone is still there. T

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