*Source: BBC News (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6638209.stm)*
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Robots that use "guesswork" to navigate through unfamiliar surroundings are being developed by US researchers. The mobile machines create maps of areas they have already explored and then use this information to predict what unknown environments will be like.
Trials in office buildings showed that the robots were able to find their way around, New Scientist reported.
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